The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

He directly surpassed the Shadow Realm and became comparable to the Six Paths.

But like fireworks, its brilliance is fleeting.

Therefore, Konoha is now in its weakest period ever.

For my own future plans.

Menma felt it was necessary to contact these two major ninja villages. As for the risks? That depended on the potential gains.

Including the Akatsuki organization.

Mianma has already come up with the ideas and plans; it's just a matter of whether they can be implemented smoothly.

But there should still be a chance of success.

After all, Nagato in the original work has already demonstrated through his actions that this so-called 'God' is still a naive person and is capable of being persuaded.

The outcome depends on Mianma's technique.

Things are really piling up...

The figure strides back.

Seeing Karin greet him with a joyful expression, Menma's pupils also revealed a unique and beautiful glint at this moment.

at the same time.

The Land of Fire.

Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village).

After a long and arduous journey, Naruto, Kakashi, and their group finally returned to their home ninja village.

The situation is different from what it was like before departure.

Naruto, who returned, was clearly in a state of utter despair and despair, while the others were either injured or dead.

The ones who died were naturally the elite ANBU squad dispatched by Danzo, a total of seven ninjas with strength at the level of elite Chunin or above, all of whom died at the hands of Menma.

Naruto and Kakashi were also severely injured by Menma.

The latter even had its Sharingan eye personally gouged out by Menma.

Even with the most timely treatment and ongoing care, Kakashi can still feel waves of pain in his eye sockets.

Among the few.

Choji, Lee, and Kiba were all seriously injured and on the verge of death.

Shino, Neji, and Shikamaru were all injured.

This was arguably the most disastrous mission ever.

All of them were taken to the hospital for varying degrees of treatment as soon as they returned to the village.

Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, was present in person.

These people are the most important geniuses of the next generation from the major ninja clans in the village. Even disregarding that, just considering their relationship with Naruto, they deserve Tsunade's personal intervention to treat them.

After undergoing treatment for several hours.

Tsunade then emerged from the emergency room, looking slightly tired.

Shikamaru, who had been sitting outside the emergency room the whole time since returning, suddenly stood up and looked at his Fifth Hokage with a nervous expression.

Although this life's plot is slightly different from the original story.

However, the injuries of the children were still quite serious.

The power that the Sound Four can unleash under Cursed Seal Mode 2 is truly formidable.

Not to mention that in the beginning it was a joint effort between Kidomaru and Jirobo.

This is definitely a combination of a 'fully tanky frontliner' and a 'powerful marksman'.

The effect produced is definitely 1+1>2

That means there's one more Shino to fight alongside them.

Even so, Choji still had to take the third red pill to withstand Jirobo's advance.

Otherwise, a team fight where the 'front line' collapses is absolutely unwinnable.

It was also because of Choji's sacrifice.

Neji and Shino were able to kill Kidomaru and Jirobo with relatively minor injuries.

They still have the resources to support Naruto and Shikamaru.

Ya and Xiao Li are the same.

They each faced off against Sakon and Kimimaro individually.

Just like in the original story, his ninja dog Akamaru used a secret technique to forcibly defeat Sakon, leaving him severely injured and on the verge of death.

One of them opened the fifth gate here, and the power that erupted was comparable to Kimimaro in Cursed Seal Mode 2.

When Kimimaro was kicked by Rock Lee, who was below the Fifth Gate, with the Reverse Lotus Kick, causing his bloodline disease to erupt prematurely and leading to his death, Rock Lee himself was also unable to withstand the side effects of opening the Fifth Gate, and was also seriously injured by Kimimaro, so he fell into a near-death coma.

And indeed, Ding Zuo's support troops arrived later.

Otherwise, none of these little ones would necessarily make it back to the village alive.

Rao is so.

The subsequent treatment will take a lot of effort.

"Yes, don't worry, they're out of danger now. They just need to rest for a while to recover."

Seeing Shikamaru's extremely nervous expression.

Tsunade smiled and nodded slightly.

Shikamaru's anxious heart finally relaxed completely.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 178 Helplessness and Mania

"Thank you so much, Hokage-sama."

Shikamaru also quickly bowed ninety degrees to Tsunade, who was sitting in front of him.

"It's nothing, this is a task I assigned. It's getting late, you should go and rest first. Choji and the others also need to rest for a while. Come back in a few days."

Hearing Shikamaru's words, a bitter smile seemed to appear in Tsunade's eyes, which she quickly concealed, and she gently patted Shikamaru's shoulder.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Shikamaru bowed again, then took a deep look at the emergency room behind him before turning and leaving. However, compared to when he came to the hospital, Shikamaru's steps were much lighter as he left.

The best news is that your companion is not in mortal danger.

After Shikamaru left.

Tsunade stepped out of the corridor where the emergency room was located and walked to a courtyard where Choza, Shikaku, and Kakashi, who had just begun another deep treatment with Shizune's assistance, were already there.

"So, is the situation really the same as reported?"

Tsunade looked at Kakashi and Choji with a solemn expression and asked.

The reason Tsunade agreed to Naruto's request was partly because she favored Naruto, and partly because, like Tsunade, she felt that Menma and Sasuke were only 12 years old. While they might have their own thoughts, they were definitely influenced and misled by Orochimaru. If she made the right choice, she might be able to pull them back from the brink.

Especially Menma, he's the son of Minato and Kushina.

Tsunade genuinely believed it was possible to bring it back.

In that case, the Nine-Tails problem could be solved smoothly without needing to consider other solutions. But now it seems that she herself made a huge mistake in judgment.

It's one thing to kill Kakashi.

How could Menma be so ruthless towards Naruto?

"Yes, Lady Tsunade, everything is as reported."

After a sigh, Kakashi shook his head in response with a hint of helplessness.

Even now, Kakashi still can't believe that Menma could be so ruthless. If he were to kill them all, Kakashi would think it would be within the 'reasonable' range. But considering that he was willing to kill Naruto, Kakashi really thinks that Menma is determined to go down a dark path and leave no room for compromise.

"Is that so? Shikaku, immediately relay this message to Jiraiya. Tell him that time is running out, and also have the Anbu slightly reduce their presence during this period, especially the Root. Keep a close eye on them. Under no circumstances can something like what happened before happen again, or at least you must be able to react immediately. Do you understand?!"

Ultimately, it's best to leave this matter to Jiraiya to make the choice, at least that's what Tsunade herself hopes for.

Otherwise, what if things get to the worst possible situation?

Tsunade felt that Naruto and Jiraiya must be having a very hard time.

This is something Tsunade doesn't want to see.

At the very least, while there still seemed to be a sliver of hope for salvage, let Jiraiya make the final decision.

But with Danzo...

Tsunade felt both annoyed and helpless.

As the Hokage.

There was a force in the village that she couldn't control, and even knowing about the Root's actions was greatly restricted.

Tsunade truly could not tolerate this situation.

"Yes, Lord Hokage, I will do it immediately."

Shikaku nodded solemnly and said.

"Yes, I'll leave this to you. I'll handle the two advisors. By the way, Kakashi, how's Naruto's situation?"

After nodding, Tsunade turned her gaze back to Kakashi and asked with a hint of concern.

"It doesn't look good right now. This blow to Naruto has indeed been too great, after all..."

Just thinking about Naruto's journey back...

Kakashi's face also showed a look of great worry.

"Let him calm down for now. In the end, he has to get through some things on his own, no matter what the future holds."