Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 53 The first murder

However, it was obvious that the two ghost brothers did not know much. The only valuable thing was that they confirmed that the employer was indeed Cardo, and that Cardo seemed to have hired other ninjas, who were stronger than the two of them.

Apart from this, there was no other useful information from the two ghost brothers, which was somewhat lower than Kakashi's previous expectations, and also made Kakashi further improve his judgment of the difficulty of the next mission in his heart.

"It seems that's really all you know. All right, you two can get started, but don't force yourself. This kind of thing requires gradual adaptation."

After Kakashi finally confirmed that the two demon brothers were indeed of no value, he turned his head and said this to Menma and Sasuke who were waiting behind him.

Menma and Sasuke both looked calm.

But when Kakashi finished speaking, his body subconsciously trembled. Even in such a cruel and dark world, killing someone for the first time would ultimately be a psychological burden that one would have to bear.

If one could kill someone for the first time without changing his expression and without any waves of emotion inside, then such a person, on a psychological level, would be an extremely terrifying existence!
Menma and Sasuke are both strong-willed people.

But this is always the first time.

Even if Menma has lived two lives as a human being.

In his previous life, he was an ordinary student who had never even killed a chicken!
If he comes up and kills people all of a sudden, it would be scary. Then Menma would be a humanoid monster.

But Menma knew better that he had to go through this once.

And the opportunity in front of us is the most suitable one.

The two previous battles were because Menma’s current strength was far beyond that of ordinary Chunins. Whether it was Mizuki or the ghost brothers, it was impossible for them to really bring any pressure to Menma, and Menma could easily suppress them.

But once the enemy is equally powerful, or even stronger than you.

In a life-and-death struggle.

If you show the slightest bit of cowardice, or even if you are too afraid to use your full strength for fear of killing, you will definitely fail and become a complete joke.

"This is the path I choose!"

Menma took a deep breath.

He flipped his hand and took out a kunai, strode forward, and came close to the Mist Ninja on the left.

Menma's raised right hand was trembling slightly.

But Menma did not hesitate at this moment, and a strong murderous look flashed between his brows.

He stabbed the Mist Ninja in the chest viciously.

"Puff!" A sound came out.

The kunai easily pierced through the chest of the Mist Ninja, the sharp blade sinking into it.

The dull sound of falling.

Accompanied by the blood splattering everywhere.

The Mist Ninja, who still had a dazed look on his face, showed a hint of pain because of his body's instinct. His body twitched slightly, and his life was quickly fading away. In less than a few seconds, the Mist Ninja's head tilted, and he died unconsciously from Menma's kunai.

Menma ended the life of this Mist Ninja.

Sasuke, who was standing nearby, also struck a fatal blow, killing another of the demon brothers on the spot.

Some of the blood on their bodies.

Subconsciously looking into each other's eyes.

It seems to have an extra layer of special meaning.

Kakashi, who was sitting at the back, nodded secretly when he saw Menma and Sasuke completing their first killing missions.

As a formal ninja, this kind of experience will happen eventually.

The current Konoha is very different from the previous periods. As far as Kakashi knows, the mentality of the Genin trained in recent years is worse than the other, and their overall level is far from comparable to that of Kakashi and his own era.

There are many examples of people who died in battle or had a mental breakdown not long after graduation due to various problems, and were unable to continue working as a ninja after returning.

to be frank.

At the beginning, Kakashi also had this concern about Team 7, which he led.

After all, Konoha has been peaceful for too long.

It's been so long that the new generation has almost no sense of worry and safety, but now it seems that at least Menma and Sasuke don't have to worry about anything in this regard, even if they were a little hesitant and timid at the beginning. But this is also human nature, if the first killing can be done easily and without any waves.

Kakashi was actually worried about the mental state of the two.

"Well, good, let's go back."

Kakashi said softly.

"Yes!"

Menma and Sasuke both nodded slightly and responded in sync.

Before the group of three stepped out.

Kakashi also made hand seals with both hands.

"Fire escape."

He released a lowest level fire escape technique, controlling and wrapping around the bodies of the two ghost brothers, burning them to ashes that were blown away by the wind.

It went very quickly.

Came back quickly too.

It took less than a few minutes for Kakashi to torture the two men using illusion.

Menma and Sasuke did not hesitate at all, so naturally not much time was wasted. Sakura and Naruto, who stayed above, saw the two people returning.

Especially after getting close.

When I could faintly smell the blood on Menma and Sasuke.

The expressions of both of them also became a little unnatural.

Although it seemed that nothing had changed, at this moment, Sakura and Naruto had a feeling that Menma and Sasuke were very different from before.

Dazna also looked at Menma and Sasuke with a special look.

I did know a lot about it before.

But after this close and personal contact, Dazna finally truly understood what a ninja is!
"You're only 12 years old..."

Dazna thought silently in his heart.

"Okay, let's go."

Kakashi could naturally sense the slight change in the atmosphere within the team, but this seemed very normal to him!

With a wave of his right hand.

The group of six set out on their journey again, following the planned route and heading towards the Land of Waves.

All the way.

Different from the joy when I just left the village.

The atmosphere in the team became a little bit solemn.

Naruto, who has always been a lively person, has become a little silent.

The same goes for Sakura.

Only Menma and Sasuke remained calm as ever. The differences between them were gradually revealed at this moment.

They were not originally on the same path.

Menma glanced at Naruto on his right. Although his face looked calm, his heart was already cold.

From this moment on.

Menma has completely abandoned the last bit of unrealistic expectations that remained in his past.

"As expected, I can only rely on myself!"

Menma thought silently in his heart.

(End of this chapter)