Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 99 An unexpected invitation

"Forget the polite words. Orochimaru-san sent you to see me. It shouldn't be just to say hello, right? Just say it directly. Don't waste time. This is Konoha after all."

Menma also deliberately looked at Yakushi Kabuto with an impatient and cold expression and said.

"Haha, it seems that Menma-kun is still impatient. My purpose in coming here is very simple, that is, on behalf of Lord Orochimaru, to invite Menma-kun to formally join our plan. I wonder what you think, Menma-kun?"

Yakushi Kabuto still looked at Menma with his fake smile.

These words were spoken softly.

Although Menma seemed to show no emotion, he was actually shocked inside.

"Plan? What plan? You are playing a guessing game with me?"

Menma deliberately frowned and looked at Kabuto Yakushi with a very dissatisfied expression, at the gradually emitting a little bit of Nine-Tails chakra.

As it spreads.

Pharmacist Kabuto on the opposite side was also shocked.

"I am sorry for my impoliteness. Just as Menma-kun said to Orochimaru before, Orochimaru came back this time not to reminisce with the old people, but to destroy Konoha. Hasn't Menma-kun been holding a grudge against Konoha for a long time? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Yakushi Kabuto looked directly into Menma's pupils and spoke word by word.

Even if it was expected.

But the moment I actually heard it from Kabuto Yakushi.

Menma still couldn't control the shock in his heart, and his pupils shrank suddenly subconsciously.

"What did you say? Destroy Konoha?"

At this moment, Menma's eyes became sharper than ever before.

"Yes, it is to destroy Konoha. This is the real intention of Lord Orochimaru returning to Konoha this time."

Pharmacist Kabuto replied with a smile.

"How is it? Menma-kun, this should be something you want to do, right?"

Second confirmation of words.

It also made Menma's expression become uncertain.

As a time traveler, Menma is of course well aware of Konoha's collapse plan, but what he doesn't know is why Orochimaru invited him?

It's at such a slightly delicate time point.

However, this doubt only lasted for a moment before Menma realized that from the moment he took the initiative to seek a deal with Orochimaru and exposed his intentions, he was already on the same dangerous road as Orochimaru.

It would be a natural thing for someone to "invite" me to participate in the Konoha collapse plan. "Indeed, I am also very interested in destroying Konoha, but this does not mean that I look down on Orochimaru-san. Although Konoha has been weakening over the years, and Jiraiya and Tsunade are no longer in the village, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. As far as I know, Orochimaru-san has only been defecting from Konoha for more than ten years, right? Excuse me, in such a short period of time, it is said that Orochimaru-san has the power and influence to destroy Konoha. Haha, I really don't believe it."

Menma quickly calmed down his emotions, raised his eyebrows, and said to Yakushi Kabuto with a very obvious look of distrust.

Knowing it yourself is one thing, but how to say it is another. Menma must be trying to find out what Orochimaru's real intention is here.

"Haha, Menma-kun's worry is not a problem. Since Menma-kun has already fought against Orochimaru-sama personally, he should be clear about Orochimaru's strength. Over the years, the strength of the forces under Orochimaru's command will definitely exceed your expectations. And the most important point is that we have a more powerful ally, that is the Sand Village, which is also one of the five major ninja villages!"

"How is it? Menma-kun, this kind of combat power configuration should be enough to destroy Konoha, right?"

Pharmacist Kabuto pushed his black-framed glasses and asked Menma with a somewhat complacent look on his face.

"The Sand Village? That's indeed a big deal, but I still have a question, how are you going to do it then? Others don't know the background of the Hidden Leaf Village, but Orochimaru-san, as one of the former high-ranking officials and a direct disciple of Sarutobi Hiruzen, should know that the number of active ninjas in the village far exceeds that of any other ninja village. Even if most of the ninjas are scattered in various garrison points on the border or are on missions outside, there are definitely thousands of ninjas left in the village."

At this moment, Menma's gaze seemed a little aggressive as he looked at Kabuto Yakushi.

"Even with the assistance of the Sand Village, how many troops can the Sand Village send into the suburbs of the Hidden Leaf Village? If the number is too small, it will be meaningless. If the number is too large, do you think the Konoha ninjas guarding the border are blind? Or is the destruction of Konoha by Orochimaru-san just a surprise attack on the border? That really shocks me."

In the original work, there is no accurate number of how many ninjas were dispatched by the Sound and Sand ninjas for the Konoha collapse plan. In fact, there is a big BUG problem here, which is how these Sound and Sand ninjas bypassed the detection of Konoha border guard ninjas and sneaked all the way into the vicinity of Konoha.

Launch a surprise attack directly on the day of the Chunin Exam.

If Konoha's garrison at the border was so weak and incompetent, Konoha would have been destroyed countless times.

Although Menma had some guesses in his heart, the most reasonable approach here was to ask directly and openly.

He needed Orochimaru's help, but as I said before, he made a deal with Orochimaru as a partner, not surrendering to Orochimaru and obeying his orders as his subordinate. There is a fundamental difference between the two.

It would have been fine if Orochimaru hadn't mentioned it, but since he proposed the plan to destroy Konoha, Menma naturally wanted to question him to the end.

"Menma-kun, you are really cautious and meticulous..."

When Yakushi Kabuto heard Menma's words, his expression froze.

There was also a hint of weirdness in the look he gave Menma.

After all, Menma's performance doesn't look like that of a 12-year-old boy at all.

"Without this caution, do you think I would have survived until now, Dou-sang?"

Menma raised his eyes and said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Then it seems that we really need to let Menma-kun know more. It's very simple. We have the ability to deceive the garrison troops at the border of Konoha and let the Sound and Sand Ninja troops sneak into the suburbs of Konoha at the designated time. Since we want to destroy Konoha, we naturally have to target Konoha itself."

Yakushi Kabuto said with a slight smile.

"Of course, a large army cannot enter, but an elite force of more than a thousand people can do it. Just as you said, Lord Orochimaru was a high-ranking official in the Hidden Leaf Village. There are countless spies like me in this village, and there are even higher-ranking people who are Lord Orochimaru's men. These people are Lord Orochimaru's assistants."

(End of this chapter)