Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 460: The Voiceless Ninja World

This was something that even the Third Raikage could not have done.

And within the scope of people's cognition.

In the thousand-year history of ninja, there are only two people who can do this: the first Hokage of Konohagakure - Hashirama Senju, and the Shura of the Uchiha clan - Uchiha Madara.

in other words.

Has Uzumaki Menma already reached the level of those two people!?
The high-ranking officials of the ninja villages in various countries who came to such a conclusion all fell into deathly silence.

This was the scene they least wanted to see.

This time, not only the small ninja villages were trembling, but even the large ninja villages were in a state of panic three times a day, especially the Iwagakure Village. Akagi and Iwazetsu, who had just led reinforcements to the front line, learned of this series of news.

Their first reaction was disbelief.

But after multiple verifications.

Everything is proving that what they heard is the bloody reality.

"How can this be!?"

On the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Water Trap.

The frontline stronghold of Iwagakure Village.

Chi Tu and Yan Jue both stared with their eyes wide open, looking dejected, and kept repeating "Impossible! Impossible!!"

That was the combination of their Third Tsuchikage + Yellow Earth + two Jinchūriki, and there were 4-5 thousand Iwagakure ninjas behind them, and they were all wiped out in one go! ?
This is completely beyond their understanding.

Whether it's Akagi or Ganze, how could they possibly accept this! ?
They are almost losing their minds.

"It must be a lie, it must be a lie, how could the Tsuchikage-sama die in battle, how could the Tsuchikage-sama..."

Chi Tu sat down helplessly, looking as if he couldn't accept the reality.

It wasn't just the Tsuchikage from the Iwagakure Village.

He is also Chitu’s mentor.

Akagi, who lost his parents at a young age, regarded Ōnoki as his biological father. When he suddenly heard such news, Akagi was the most devastated.

On the contrary, it was Yanzetsu, an experienced Iwagakure ninja who was over fifty years old. Although he seemed to find it very difficult to accept at the beginning, fortunately he was a man who had experienced many storms and was the head of the largest ninja clan in the Iwagakure Village, the Kamisui Ryu clan. He forced himself to calm down.

"No matter what the situation is, we must withdraw our troops first, Akagi, and then send more personnel to conduct reconnaissance, especially to communicate and negotiate with other ninja villages. Now is the most dangerous moment for the village, and we must take responsibility."

Yan Jue also walked forward and patted Chi Tu's shoulder gently and said.

"Just do everything as you say, Yan Jue-san."

After hearing Yan Jue's words, Chi Tu also forced himself to cheer up, nodded slowly and said.

Life must go on after all, and those who remain must look forward.

It’s just that so much combat power was lost at once, especially the high-end combat power was wiped out in one fell swoop.

The Iwagakure Village is also bound to fall into a situation of storm and despair.

Just like the Sand Village and the Mist Village before.

To be more precise, it is only slightly stronger than the Hidden Mist Village, and is even more miserable than the current Hidden Sand Village.

The name of a great country.

The current Iwagakure Village is beginning to become unworthy of its name.

The Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Iwa Village were the most direct victims of this war, while the Hidden Sand Village, the Hidden Cloud Village, and the Hidden Leaf Village were the biggest victims.

It can be said that it is almost the case that accurate information is received and repeatedly confirmed to be correct.

The Fifth Kazekage of the Sand Village, Machi, stayed in his office for a long time without saying a word. Facing a new era existence of the level of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, this was a result that any ninja village would be terrified of.

No one wants to face such an existence.

Unless he is one of our family members.

Unfortunately, that is the enemy.

Therefore, the silence was only for a moment.

Maki made the corresponding judgment decisively and immediately sent people to contact the major ninja villages. He had to first see the attitude of the ninja villages in various countries before deciding what the next strategy of their Sand Village would be.

Among them, the most important one is the Hidden Leaf Village!!

At this point.

The other ninja villages all reached an almost unanimous consensus.

The Fourth Raikage Ai also immediately dispatched his most trusted subordinate, Dodai, to the Hidden Leaf Village. The current situation is very different from before, no matter to what extent the power of the Hidden Leaf Village will expand.

Even if Menma Uzumaki is the only one left now.

The ninja villages of various countries can no longer face the situation with the same attitude as before.

Because this is a new 'God of the Ninja World' or 'Shura of the Ninja World'!!
The orphan of the Fourth Hokage.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Leaf Village.

It can be said that at this moment, all the pressure came to the Hidden Leaf Village. In fact, long before the news of the defeat came from the Hidden Leaf Village, the atmosphere in the Hidden Leaf Village was already very solemn and terrifying.

Because Naruto came back with Jiraiya's body.

Naruto returned to Konoha almost on the same day that Menma and Ōnoki arrived at the front lines and had just started fighting.

In a special room in the Hokage building.

Tsunade stared at Jiraiya's body lying on the white bed with an expression that was terrifyingly calm.

Although Tsunade was mentally prepared for Jiraiya's death, when she really saw Jiraiya die in front of her, her heart was still trembling. The two bloody memories of the past seemed to be revived at this moment. From a perspective that no one noticed, Tsunade's hands hidden behind her back were already trembling slightly.

"Naruto, did Jiraiya leave any message?"

Tsunade took a deep breath and asked Naruto who was also silent beside her.

"No, Grandpa Jiraiya didn't have time to leave any words. Everything happened so fast, so fast that I couldn't react at all."

Naruto raised his head, and his blue eyes were now gray. Naruto no longer understood what he should do.

His mind was already in chaos.

Right? Wrong?
What should I do?
Naruto's mind was completely frozen.

"Naruto..."

Seeing Naruto's extremely sad look, Tsunade wanted to say something, but in the end, she could only let out a low sigh in her heart.

Could she blame Naruto?

No.

Because that 'enemy' was his own brother, and it was a big mistake made by the Hidden Leaf Village itself.

Those on both sides are Naruto’s closest relatives.

Tsunade could understand Naruto's mood at the moment.

"Go back and have a good rest first, it's okay, everything will be the right choice, everything will pass, it's okay, it's okay, Naruto..."

Tsunade gently took Naruto into her arms, stroked Naruto's head lightly and said.

"Yes... yes... yes... Granny Tsunade..." Unable to restrain her emotions any longer.

That completely uncontrollable expression.

Shrugging shoulders.

Tears falling down.

The sound of sobbing.

At this moment, Naruto's heart was truly released, and it seemed that one could hear the fragmented sound.

Tsunade also hugged Naruto even tighter.

Nothing needs to be said.

Nothing needs to be done.

Now it is enough for Naruto to release himself.

The separation between life and death is always the cruelest. For Naruto in this life, since he has never seen his parents in person, he has no special feeling of reality. He may feel lonely and sad, and envy other people of the same age, but he cannot describe the heart-wrenching pain.

But the pain that Jiraiya's death brought to Naruto was unforgettable enough.

This was death right in front of me.

The scenes are more exciting than those in the original book.

How could Naruto, who is less than 15 years old and has experienced something different from the Naruto in the original work, possibly withstand it?

Tsunade also realized this.

I just wanted Naruto to vent as much as possible. Crying doesn't necessarily mean weakness, it's a way to release emotions.

If you keep it in your heart all the time.

For Naruto, it was a very heavy and cruel thing.

Fatigue and sadness, emotions that were released all at once.

After unable to hold back his tears, Naruto fell into a deep sleep in Tsunade's arms.

"Shizune."

"Yes, Tsunade-sama."

"Send Naruto back to rest first, then notify Iruka to go over and look after Naruto, and then notify Shikaku, Haiyi, Kakashi and others to come to my office."

Tsunade gently handed Naruto in her arms to Shizune, and then said with a very resolute expression.

Naruto is still just a child.

But she is an adult and the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. Naruto can show his weak side, but she can't, especially when Jiraiya died in the battle, Tsunade must bear all the responsibility.

This is her 'war! ! '

The message was passed quietly.

The few people who came quickly with shocked expressions.

In the office that belonged exclusively to the Hokage, Tsunade sat at the main seat, with Kakashi, Shikaku, Haiyi and others standing on both sides. Everyone's expression was extremely heavy and solemn.

Even Shikaku.

At this moment, it was hard to hide the shock in my heart.

Jiraiya died in battle.

This was an extremely heavy blow to the Hidden Leaf Village, not to mention that it was Menma's death.

The meaning this represents is completely different.

Lu Jiu could already smell the scent of impending storm.

"Things, Jingyin should have told you all, tell me, what should we do next and what kind of posture we should adopt."

Tsunade crossed her hands on the table, looked at Shikaku and others with an unprecedented sternness, and asked in a deep voice.

"First of all, we still need to determine the specific situation of the two battlefields, Godaime, who is the winner will greatly affect our next judgment. Judging from the fact that Uzumaki Menma can return from the battlefield of the Hidden Mist Village, if nothing unexpected happens, the Hidden Mist Village should have been defeated. We just need to determine the extent of the defeat. Then the next key point is the Hidden Rock Village. According to previous intelligence, the first wave of battles between the Hidden Light and Hidden Rock Ninja should have begun. The outcome of this war is the most important. If Uzumaki Menma can lead the Hidden Light Village to defeat the Hidden Rock Village, then, excuse me, Hokage, we are afraid we will face a very terrible enemy. If it is a draw or even a defeat, it will be the most advantageous development for us."

Shikaku took a step forward with a serious look on his face and said to Tsunade.

"Indeed, the outcome of this war is very important..."

Tsunade nodded and said.

For Konoha, the best outcome would naturally be a mutual defeat. As long as the Hidden Light Village was severely damaged and the Hidden Rock Village also suffered heavy losses, Konoha would not need to worry about any problems.

But this possibility is not very high.

Tsunade thought that she knew the Third Tsuchikage of the Iwagakure Village quite well. He was an extremely cautious old guy. As long as he realized that something was wrong, he would definitely retreat.

The Hidden Mist Village was defeated.

And Jiraiya died in battle.

It was definitely enough to shock Ōnoki.

Retreating should be the most likely option for the Iwagakure Village. Otherwise, they might get stuck at the border, and it would be difficult for both sides to make a breakthrough.

"Of course, we also need to prepare ourselves. If the Iwagakure Village is really defeated, Hokage, my suggestion is to start a war immediately and unite with the Kumogakure Village and the Sandgakure Village to suppress the Lightgakure Village."

Shikaku took a deep breath, looked directly at Tsunade and said seriously.

The Hidden Light Village cannot expand any further.

Menma Uzumaki is so strong that even Lord Jiraiya can kill him easily. Even though Lord Jiraiya is already injured, this is enough to prove Menma Uzumaki's strength. To be honest, Shikakunai has always had a very bad premonition in his heart, always feeling that Menma Uzumaki's strength is far more than what he has shown.

It is possible that he has already reached the same level of strength as the first Hokage.

But every time this thought came up, Shikaku would rule it out himself. It was not his reason telling him that it was impossible, but he emotionally could not accept such a development. The Hidden Leaf Village could not accept Uzumaki Menma becoming that kind of person.

can only say.

High IQ like Lu Jiu.

In such a situation, one can only be "emotional".

"Take the initiative?"

Tsunade pursed her lips, a thoughtful look on her face.

Kakashi and Haiyi, who were standing nearby, both changed their expressions and looked at each other subconsciously.

It must be said.

Even though the strategies of national ninja villages will change due to changes in the situation, it is rare to see repeated changes in a short period of time like Konoha targeting the same person and the same thing.

But this seems to be a choice that Konoha is forced to make.

"I understand what you mean, Shikaku. Now I'll leave it to you. You must be fully prepared!!!"

Tsunade took a deep breath and looked directly at Shikaku and said.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!!!"

(End of this chapter)