The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

Tsunade frowned, and in the end, she could only say it with a helpless expression.

I'm eager to do something.

But as someone who has lost loved ones, Tsunade understands all too well that such a mental struggle must be overcome by herself; the words of comfort from others can only remain superficial.

Furthermore, Tsunade did not believe that Naruto, on whom she had placed her 'beliefs,' would be a weak person; Tsunade believed that Naruto would definitely be able to recover on his own.

"Yes, Lady Tsunade."

"Yes, you need to rest for a few days to recover from your injuries. Don't go on missions for a while, Kakashi. I'll personally perform the eye transplant surgery on you in a few days, and then you can rest at home."

Tsunade looked at Kakashi's left eye, which was already covered by bandages, and said softly.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble, Lady Tsunade."

Kakashi also bowed slightly in greeting.

Immediately afterwards.

Kakashi, Choza, and Shikaku also retreated one after another.

After lingering in place for a short while, Tsunade returned to the location of the Hokage Building.

'These are turbulent times...'

The conflict that just ended.

This is where negotiations with Sunagakure (the village of Sunagakure) began.

Sasuke has defected again.

Then, an even more 'worsening' change occurred at the noodle shop.

There are also three old men in the village who are hindering things.

All of this made Tsunade feel exhausted and irritable.

The position of Fifth Hokage was far more difficult than anticipated. Sometimes Tsunade even considered taking swift and decisive action, but ultimately she had to suppress her own feelings.

And all of this is the biggest problem facing Konohagakure.

At the same time.

In the underground base where the Root organization is located in Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village).

"What did you say?! The entire Bingqi squad was wiped out?!"

Danzo looked at his subordinates who came to report with a gloomy expression and spoke in an extremely chilling tone.

"Yes, Lord Danzo. The bodies were brought back by Kakashi Hatake and Choza Akimichi. The identities of everyone have been confirmed. According to Kakashi Hatake and the others, they all died at the hands of the rogue ninja Menma Uzumaki."

This person from the Root Sect responded in the most composed tone.

"Whirlpool face!? Are you sure the information isn't wrong!?"

Danzo looked on with disbelief.

This is an entire elite Root squad led by a Jonin, and the rest of the members are all top-tier Chunin.

Danzo simply couldn't believe that a single Uzumaki Menma could kill so many of his subordinates.

Even though Menma is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

But she's only 12 years old!?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 179 Danzo's Wrath

Menma's performance in the Chunin Exams.

Danzo was not unaware of this.

But in his view, that was Menma's limit. Killing Genma Shiranui was nothing special; he was just an ordinary special Jonin, completely incomparable to the elite troops he had dispatched!

There would be no way Danzo could accept such an outcome.

For Danzo, who was basically arrogant and disdainful of everyone, the most reasonable outcome would be for his subordinates to successfully capture Menma, Sasuke, and the others.

"The intelligence is basically true, Lord Danzo."

The root person's answer remained calm and composed, without any unnecessary words.

The second confirmation made the expression of this dark figure of Konoha become extremely terrifying. One of the things Danzo hated most in his life was things like this that were beyond his control.

Because this is a challenge to his ability to control.

The only thing he could allow was Hiruzen Sarutobi's suppression of him.

Even so, Danzo repeatedly felt dissatisfied and angry. In his view, it was his teacher Tobirama's favoritism. Otherwise, the position of Hokage would not have been held by Hiruzen Sarutobi. His efforts over the years were to prove that his teacher Tobirama's choice was wrong.

That is precisely why he is even more intolerant of his own failures.

"Very good, very good. Uzumaki Menma, Uchiha Sasuke, pass on my orders. Concentrate all the forces of Root to search for the location of these two. Also, send someone to contact Orochimaru and tell him that my tolerance is limited and that he should not make a mistake."

Danzo looked down at the Root member with a chilling expression, his words filled with an unprecedentedly cold killing intent.

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

Those from the Root would not question, much less defy, Danzo's orders.

No matter how unreasonable the order may be, they will carry it out.

The fact that these Root members carried out the order to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage who had held power in Konoha for three or four decades, without hesitation is enough to show how strong Danzo's control over Root was.

And it was at this moment that the Root branch was about to issue the order to Danzo.

With a "whoosh".

Another pitch-black figure appeared in the dimly lit secret room.

"Lord Danzo, this is an order from the Hokage. In addition, four squads of Anbu have already appeared outside of Root."

As he approached Danzo's side, he knelt on one knee to pay his respects, handing the scroll to Danzo while reporting in the calmest of voices.

"Um!?"

Danzo's expression changed upon hearing these words.

The moment you see the deliberately marked information on that open scroll, the atmosphere instantly turns chilly.

"You bastard!"

Danzo slammed his fist on the stone table in front of him in anger, and the scroll in his palm tore to shreds under his forceful squeeze.

Tsunade's order.

And the ANBU members who were dispatched all indicated that Tsunade was warning him.

He was warned by this veteran who had devoted himself to Konoha.

How could this not make Danzo feel angry and resentful?

However, under the existing system, the Hokage is the absolute entity of a ninja village. Even though the two advisors and Danzo can limit Tsunade to some extent, the Hokage is the Hokage, and he has the power to overturn the table.

Since Tsunade had just returned to the village to assume the Hokage position, and it had been more than a decade since they had last met, they were not entirely clear about Tsunade's current personality.

Danzo really didn't dare to act recklessly.

Who knows if Tsunade will just go all out and forcibly strip him of his Root leadership? Danzo won't even have anyone to cry to.

"Huff... hiss..."

After taking a deep breath and forcibly calming down my emotions.

"Let's abandon all missions for now."

Danzo had no choice but to obey Tsunade's orders.

"Yes!"

The two roots below also responded after bowing their heads.

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

Each of them leaped forward and departed immediately.

'Tsunade, you just wait! Don't give me a chance, or else!!'

Danzo slowly stood up, and at that moment, his single, exposed left eye revealed an extremely sharp killing intent.

Ultimately, hostility and even clashes between high-level officials will inevitably occur.

This was something that could have been foreseen from the beginning.

Just like the different attitudes between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura back then.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still able to suppress Danzo to some extent and hold the reins of power in the village. Tsunade, whom Danzo regarded as a junior Hokage, was someone he could not possibly accept, leading to clashes between the two.

This is just the beginning.

As the situation develops, it will inevitably escalate further.

And this is clearly another ninja village.

This is also the situation that Mianma most wants to see.

A Konoha where internal conflicts and rivalries are necessary is the Konoha that best serves the interests of all parties.

In this way.

The pressure that Mianma needs to bear will also be much less.

Even though Danzo's Root group wasn't particularly strong, it was still a group with hundreds of elite ninjas and more than a dozen Jonin, so it would still have some influence over Menma.

With this part of the enemy no longer holding them back, Menma's next actions will definitely go much more smoothly.

Of course, at this time, Menma was unaware of what was happening in Konoha Village.

After returning from the Valley of the End.

Mianma then returned to his experiments.

The last physical research was a breakthrough, and this time, Menma plans to extract her own cells and integrate them into the body of an ordinary person to see the changes, and then set her next goal.