The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

Only then will the kind of opportunity that Mianma is hoping for appear.

Anyway, with the idea that even if they failed, there wouldn't be much loss, Menma was completely reckless.

And it was here in the hookah that everything was almost ready, just waiting for the final opportunity to arrive. Menma and his group also took a ship, crossed the strait, and headed north. It was about three days later.

Menma and his group arrived at the outskirts of Takigakure Village.

"You all understand the plan this time, right? Don't make a move until the very end. We're just playing a supporting role, understand?"

Menma looked at Tayuya and Hozuki Suigetsu in front of him with a serious expression and said.

This plan.

Although it failed, it won't cause much loss to Mianma.

At most, it's just a waste of time and energy, but for the future, this step is extremely important.

Mianma needs to have its own power base.

A force that can completely obey your commands.

If they fail at Takigakure Village, then Menma will have to start all over again, which means they will lose the opportunity to seize it first.

This is something that Mianma cannot tolerate or accept.

Therefore, this time, the Takigakure Village 'rebellion' occurred.

Mianma hopes that things can proceed smoothly according to his wishes, even if there are ups and downs along the way, as long as the overall goal can be achieved, that's enough.

In this regard, the assistance from Mizuki, Tayuya, and others will also play a certain role.

"Yes, we understand, Lord Menma."

Mizuki and Tayuya immediately bowed in greeting.

"Okay, that's good. Karin, you and Tayuya stay here and wait. If anything happens, send a signal immediately, understand?"

Menma turned his head and looked at Karin in the seat to his left.

"Yes, I know, don't worry, Mianma."

Karin nodded emphatically as she spoke.

After such a long period of training, Karin is now much more composed than before.

Aside from his personal strength being a bit weak, barely qualifying him as a Chunin, he has grown a lot in other aspects.

Menma can confidently entrust many things to Karin to handle.

Especially in terms of perception.

This girl has truly inherited the Kagura Mind's Eye of the Uzumaki clan perfectly. It's even more terrifying than Menma's. Right now, she can accurately detect chakra auras within a radius of twenty or thirty kilometers. With Karin around, there's no need to worry about Tayuya and her group suddenly encountering some kind of enemy attack.

"Well then, let's go, Shuiyue."

Mianma nodded with satisfaction.

"Whoosh!"

After turning his head and calling out to Shuiyue beside him, he leaped up and quickly flew away in the northeast direction.

Shuiyue quickly followed.

A three-day journey.

Throughout the journey, Menma was somewhat worried that things would develop too quickly, exceeding her expectations.

However, once they arrived in the Land of Waterfall and met with the intelligence agents Orochimaru had left behind, they confirmed that the situation was still within an acceptable 'stable' range. They breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was no premature clash between them, it was within a controllable range.

News of the arrival of Menma.

The hookah was received later.

At the agreed location.

Menma also used the Transformation Technique in advance to transform back into the young man he had when he first arrived in Takigakure.

Shuiyue was somewhat surprised by Mianma's behavior.

But he didn't say much.

He was very clear about his identity and even more clear about his duty.

I'm just someone who runs errands.

Putting aside Orochimaru's terrifying threat, Menma's strength... well, although I haven't witnessed it firsthand, Suigetsu has great faith in his sixth sense.

This guy is definitely a freak!

Shuiyue thought this very firmly in her heart.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 205 Cicada, Mantis, and Oriole

"Haha, I've finally waited for you to arrive, Ichika-san."

At the agreed-upon location.

The moment I saw Menma's figure appear.

A look of joy appeared on Shuiyan's face. The reason he dared to say that he would break the contract and deal with the Rain Ninja group after the plan was successfully executed was because he was confident in his own strength and also because he had Menma's support.

After several contacts, exchanges, and my own investigation.

Suigan has now confirmed Menma's identity as a ninja unit directly under the command of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

That being who was known as the 'Guardian Twelve Ninja'.

Although I don't know much about it, the Land of Fire is the largest country in the world. The ninja forces directly under the command of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire are, if not really strong, at least stronger than the ninjas of ordinary small ninja villages.

Amegakure Village also lacks the capacity to deploy a large number of troops.

With such a strong ally by my side, I don't need to worry about anything.

"Hehe, it's a little later than planned. I hope Suigan-san won't mind."

With a slightly resolute young face, Mianma looked at Shuiyan approaching and said with a smile.

"No, no, no, the fact that Yifang-san is willing to come is already the best outcome. I think the Daimyo-sama has already agreed to my request, right?"

Shuiyan looked at Mianma with a hint of excitement, and asked as if she couldn't wait any longer.

"Of course, if the Daimyo doesn't agree, I won't come. However, Suien-san, I want to confirm with you one last time: once the plan is successfully implemented, while your Takigakure Village doesn't need to pledge allegiance to His Highness, you will need to obey His Highness's orders in many matters. You must remember this."

Mianma smiled slightly, then leaned forward slightly, looking at Shuiyan with a smile that also clearly carried a warning tone.

"Of course! Your Highness's help to me is a great kindness. As I said before, in the future, as long as Your Highness has any needs, even if it means going through fire and water, I, Shuiyan, will do my utmost!"

With an extremely serious expression, as if making a vow, Shuiyan looked at Menma and said...

"Hehe, it's not that bad. Your Highness wouldn't be so demanding. Shuiyansang should know very well what Your Highness needs. Some things can be done, but some things are not so easy to achieve. Don't you agree, Shuiyansang?"

Mianma said noncommittally.

But the more this attitude is expressed...

Suigan, on the contrary, believed more and more in the sincerity of the daimyo of the Land of Fire, represented by Menma.

Often, the highest level of lying is when almost everything is true, but there's just one false statement.

But just that one sentence is enough.

The more Mianma adopted this attitude, the more Shuiyan trusted him.

There is a big difference between 'utilization' and 'exploitation', at least in comparison to the Rain Ninja group led by Green Aoi.

Hookah clearly placed greater trust in Menma and his group.

After all, the conditions and demands given by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, represented by Menma and his group, were just too real. So real that Suien felt for a moment that they were a little outrageous, but still within her acceptable range.

That is precisely why.

Its credibility has been raised to an unprecedented level.

As a former high-ranking member of Takigakure, Suigan was well aware of the complex relationship between the nation and the ninja village, and even more so of the delicate relationship between the daimyo and the village leader.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire is considered to have a relatively stable position.

At least he still had the Twelve Guardian Ninjas under his command, a ninja force system. Although it was far from comparable to any large-scale ninja village, it was already quite substantial and much stronger than the daimyo of other countries.

Therefore, it is understandable and acceptable that they have more ambitions.

These days, which daimyo or nobleman doesn't want to have complete control over the ninja villages within their country?

They just can't do it.

Moreover, they dare not take overly drastic measures.

God knows what kind of problems might arise.

Based on this point, Mizuki felt that Menma and his group were completely fine. Even if there were problems, they would only arise after he had secured his position as the leader of Takigakure. In fact, unless a problem arose that would cause him too much trouble, Mizuki did not intend to fall out with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, represented by Menma.

It can reliably obtain a large amount of comprehensive resource support, including materials and money.

Only a fool wouldn't do that.

It's the same old story.

As long as the risks don't far outweigh the benefits, hookahs are happy to continue this 'semi-obedience' relationship.

"Haha, Mr. Fang is joking."

Hookah laughed it off and brushed it off.

Little did he know that Menma had been deceiving and fobbing him off from beginning to end, merely wanting to use him to stir up internal strife in Takigakure so that he could have a chance to get involved.

"So, what's the situation now? That Shemu leader should have fallen completely into the trap, right? If the time is ripe, let's not delay any longer. The sooner we deal with that Shemu leader, the sooner we can stabilize the situation. His Highness still has many tasks that Shuiyan-san needs to carry out."

Menma suppressed his smile, a deep glint appearing in his eyes, and spoke in a slightly low voice.

"Everything went smoothly, Yifang-san. All the necessary arrangements have been made. Before your arrival, Yifang-san, the final move was also made. That brat Shibuki has completely fallen for it. Nearly a hundred of Shibuki's most loyal Takigakure ninja have been transferred out. In the next few days, Shibuki will not have many guards around him. This is the best time for us to make our move."

"I'm so proud of myself," said Shuiyan.

In truth, he felt he had every right to be proud.