The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

This made Danzo's mood even worse. He originally wanted to join forces with his two advisors and close friends to put pressure on Tsunade, but why did things turn out like this?

Danzo didn't understand.

But he was even more furious because he was powerless to change the outcome, just as he had during Hiruzen Sarutobi's reign.

just now.

Tsunade is the true Hokage.

The thought of this fueled Danzo's anger even more.

Naruto!

Naruto!

Naruto!

He absolutely has to become Hokage!

At this moment, Danzo's inner ambition had reached its peak.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 155 Chain Reaction

Danzo is destined to leave disappointed once again at this high-level meeting.

It should be said that such scenes have been repeated in this office over the past three or four decades. It's not that Danzo is obsessed with anything, but simply that he wants to make his voice heard through this method.

After all, Danzo can be considered a political being.

Any action that seems meaningless but is related to politics actually has a certain purpose.

Although Danzo controlled Root through the "Tongue-Twisting Technique," to be fair, there was a considerable number of people within Root who were truly loyal to him. These people were simply captivated by Danzo's personal charisma and agreed with his political ideals.

Therefore, for this reason alone, Danzo had to constantly use certain behaviors and words to demonstrate that he was a product of power politics.

Each clash of power was an extension of his ideals and will.

Just like right now.

Danzo made no attempt to conceal his sinister gaze, staring directly at Tsunade.

"Hmph, then so be it. But I must make this clear from the outset: whoever makes the decision must bear the responsibility. Furthermore, my Root organization will still proceed according to the original plan, all for the sake of Konoha."

Danzo snorted coldly, stood up, slammed his cane heavily on the ground, and turned to leave, showing no respect whatsoever to Tsunade, the Hokage.

After all, he used to disregard Hiruzen Sarutobi, so now that he's facing a junior like Tsunade, there's no way he can expect Danzo to show any respect, not even a superficial one. Danzo is unwilling and unable to do so.

He watched Danzo leave in anger.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu both showed a hint of helplessness.

These are old friends of decades, who doesn't know who the other is?

"Tsunade, just do what you think is right. We will support you. As for Danzo, you don't need to worry. We two old guys will keep an eye on things. But please believe that everything Danzo does is for Konoha, nothing else. It's just that his methods are sometimes a little too extreme. We hope you can be more tolerant of that. After all, Konoha can't do without Danzo."

Seeing that Tsunade seemed about to say something, Mitokado Homura quickly spoke up as well.

Only Danzo could truly be ruthless.

Whether it was Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had already died in battle, or Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, the three of them still valued their friendship and truly believed in Danzo's character.

If everyone were like Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have already completely removed Danzo from his post and reclaimed all his power years ago.

Ultimately, the reason Danzo could still exist so openly as a high-ranking member of Konoha was because of the permission granted by Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage.

'Occasionally? Only occasionally would be a lie.'

Tsunade was cursing silently in her heart.

But since Mitokado Homura had said so, Tsunade naturally couldn't keep pressing the issue. After all, these three were indeed her elders, and Tsunade wasn't the kind of ruthless leader who could completely cut them off.

"Yes, please rest assured, Elder Mitomon, I will know what I'm doing."

Tsunade took a deep breath, suppressing her dissatisfaction, and slowly spoke.

"That's good, then we won't bother you any longer."

After exchanging a glance, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu got up and left in unison. Now that the Hokage of Konoha had returned to his position, there were far fewer things for them to handle. Under normal circumstances, unless there were major problems, these two advisors were quite sensible and would not really come out to hinder Tsunade.

However, what they didn't know was that their existence and their clinging to power were already hindering Tsunade, and what had just happened was the best proof of that.

"The soul is pale!"

Therefore, after the two advisors left.

Tsunade angrily threw the documents in her hand away.

Shikaku and Shizune, sitting to the side, kept their eyes and noses down, completely oblivious to what was happening.

Once Tsunade had calmed down, she was able to regain her composure.

"Shikaku, issue the orders as they were just given. Also, notify Sunagakure and ask them to send someone to Konoha immediately to discuss the matter."

Tsunade looked at Shikaku and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Lu Jiu immediately bowed and replied.

Different people, different times, but the result is still similar.

After Tsunade returned to Konoha and issued numerous orders as Hokage, the entire Hidden Leaf Village sprang into action, and this action by Konoha directly affected the surrounding countries.

Especially for the Iwa ninja and Kumo ninja, Konoha's choice will influence their judgment.

Didn't you see that the Cloud Ninja are already actively creating friction at the border?

The purpose was to test the attitude of Konoha Village.

And now, the results of the test are in.

This is not what Kumogakure and Iwagakure want to see. Oh, or to be more precise, it should refer to Kumogakure, because the old Tsuchikage of Iwagakure never had much hope of doing anything to Konoha. Although Onoki is much more decisive than Hiruzen Sarutobi and will not hesitate to act when necessary, he is old after all. Now he hopes to see Iwagakure smoothly transition to the next generation.

Cultivating a new generation of successors is what Ohnoki most wants to do.

Go to war with Konoha?

Even the possibility of sparking the Fourth Shinobi World War? Sorry, Onoki really doesn't have such thoughts or ambitions. On the contrary, he is very interested in Uzumaki Menma.

That's the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

Even if it requires taking certain risks or paying a certain price, Onoki felt it was worth trying. Moreover, unlike the Fourth Raikage A's stubbornness, this old man's initial strategy was to 'persuade' Menma to join Iwagakure.

What's a 12-year-old boy afraid of?!

In Onoki's words...

'Can't an old man like me handle a little brat?!'

Therefore, the Iwagakure village was not very concerned about the Konoha village's response. They could be tough if they wanted, since Onokimoto didn't intend to do anything to the Konoha village itself.

Only the Fourth Raikage, upon hearing Tsunade's order to send more ninjas to the front lines, seemed to have regained a balance with Sunagakure.

Enraged, he smashed the new desk in his office that he had just replaced a few days ago.

But no matter how angry the Fourth Raikage, A, was.

If there's no chance, then there's no chance.

He couldn't possibly ignore the risks and forcefully attack Konoha without the right opportunity; that would be a completely brainless choice.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 156 Focused Gaze (Third Update)

This is clearly a situation that can only be brought down by force.

The entire ninja world maintained its previous 'peaceful' state amidst this strange situation, which relieved the well-informed small and medium-sized ninja villages. For these small ninja villages, the outbreak of the Ninja World War had always been detrimental, with no benefits whatsoever.

If you're not careful, you could get directly involved in the war between the two great ninja villages, which would be the worst thing that could happen. Even choosing sides is an extremely brain-burning and potentially fatal question, and you have no idea what choice you should make.

Now that the situation has stabilized, these people are the happiest.

However, this was also because the Fourth Shinobi World War did not break out.

The gazes focused on Menma intensified. They couldn't take advantage of Konoha anymore; how could they possibly let go of Menma, a living, breathing Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?!

This involves further deployment of additional personnel.

It can be said that during this period, from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rice Fields, and to the surrounding areas, there were scouts from various ninja villages, including many elite Jonin.

In Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage, A, dispatched his most trusted assistant, Darui, to personally lead a team to find Menma. In A's eyes, what level could a mere 12-year-old Menma possibly reach, even if he could use the Nine-Tails' chakra?

Darui, who is currently considered one of the top figures in Kumogakure, should be able to bring Menma back if he can pinpoint her location, especially with his elite troops.

Moreover, at worst, I can take action myself!

Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

The Fourth Raikage was determined to get it.

These external disturbances did not affect Menma for the time being. After dealing with the first matter of summoning ninja beasts and making the first attempt to probe Takigakure, he was able to continue his work.

Menma then took Karin directly back to Otogakure.

This trip only took two or three days. When Menma returned, Orochimaru had probably just arrived near Tanabata Street in the Land of Fire and made contact with Tsunade.

Mianma didn't ask any more questions and instead returned to the previous experimental rhythm.

If he can make a breakthrough in physical experiments in the shortest possible time, or to be more precise, if he can thoroughly understand all the experimental research that Orochimaru gave him, he can proceed to the next stage of experimentation, which is to use himself as experimental material to develop his physical strength.

Menma is currently unsure to what extent her Uzumaki clan bloodline can be developed.

But as long as there is even the slightest possibility, Mianma will give it his all.

The myriad phenomena of the universe.

This is the ultimate goal of Mianma.

But the first and most practical thing to solve is one's own physical strength. As for mental issues, those will have to wait until later. You have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.

You need to have a sense of urgency, but you absolutely cannot act recklessly.