The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

After bowing his head in response, the Mist Ninja leaped away to the other side.

"The rest of you, keep chasing after them!"

"Yes!"

Even knowing that the hope was extremely slim, almost zero, these Mist Ninja would continue to pursue the beast as long as there was even the slightest possibility. The influence of the Tailed Beasts was simply too great, throughout the history of ninjas.

Aside from the two unparalleled prodigies of Konoha, the strongest remaining ninjas could only be said to suppress an ordinary tailed beast. Such ninjas were already extremely rare figures in the entire ninja world, not to mention that no matter how strong humans are, it is rare for them to possess the same large-scale destructive power as tailed beasts.

This has been fully demonstrated in the history of ninja village wars over the past few decades. Tailed beasts can indeed bring an overwhelming advantage to ordinary ninja armies in war. Kirigakure absolutely cannot accept the loss of two tailed beasts in succession.

As for why we judged that the Six-Tails was very likely to fall into the hands of the Iwa and Kumo ninja, this is a basic deduction under normal circumstances.

It's not that I didn't have doubts about Konoha.

But in the eyes of this Mist Ninja leader.

It is clear that the first two pose a greater threat and are the most likely to occur!

In Iwagakure, things might be a little better for Onoki, but the Fourth Raikage, A, is rather unlucky. Not only did his most trusted successor, whom he sent out, die in battle, but he also inexplicably has to take half the blame, and he still doesn't know about this.

It's foreseeable that in a few days, the desk in the Fourth Raikage's office will enter its final countdown.

In this special 'Six-Tailed Hunting Battle' where all parties have gathered.

Menma was undoubtedly the ultimate winner. He not only successfully completed his pre-planned goals by bringing the Six-Tails Jinchuriki Utakata into his side, greatly strengthening his forces, but also conveniently weakened the opposing forces. Whether it was the loss of Danzo's Root forces or the deaths of Darui and other Cloud Ninja from Kumogakure, it was all good news for Menma.

Especially the latter. Darui's strength in the original work is quite good, and he is a Kage-level powerhouse. If it weren't for the excessive consumption of chakra and the injury, Menma might not have been able to kill this future Fifth Raikage so cleanly.

This kind of thing that can weaken the enemy is, in a sense, strengthening one's own side. After all, at some point in the future, once one joins Takigakure and the whole thing about the Six-Tails, Utakata, is exposed, one will be able to do so.

It is 100% foreseeable that this will attract the covetousness and invasion of multiple forces.

Even Iwagakure, which seems to be an ally now, might have its Third Tsuchikage change his mind at any moment.

The human heart is a terrifying thing that can never be fully fathomed.

Therefore, from this perspective, Menma can be said to have made a fortune, while the other forces suffered a complete loss, including Orochimaru's side. The loss of a base and the death or injury of more than a dozen subordinates may not have bothered Orochimaru himself, but it was still a loss nonetheless.

It seems that Kirigakure has suffered no losses.

The loss of Rokubi Utakata was already a very heavy blow.

At least there was still some hope before, right?

As for Kumogakure and Konoha, they suffered a complete loss.

The largest number of those who died in battle were elite soldiers.

While Ryoma Aburame may not be as good as Darui, he was still a genuine elite Jonin and a trusted subordinate of Danzo Shimura. He was definitely a founding member of Root. Therefore, when one or two surviving Root members relayed the information about what had happened in the Land of Spring back to Konoha through special channels a little over a day later, Danzo learned of it.

"Peng!"

This Konoha Dark Lord also made a cameo appearance as the Fourth Raikage, angrily slamming his fist on the table in front of him, shattering it into pieces.

The only exposed eye revealed a chilling and twisted expression.

Orochimaru! Uzumaki Menma!!!

Those were words spoken almost through gritted teeth.

It also completely and bluntly reveals Danzo's anger.

The three elite Root squads, along with Ryoma Aburame, can be considered the strongest member of Root besides himself.

Almost the entire army was wiped out!

And it was all for naught.

How could Danzo possibly accept such an outcome?! How could he not be furious?!

Danzo is now just like Wu Zetian after she became a widow—he has lost his mind!

For a moment, Danzo even considered personally leading the entire Root organization to deal with Orochimaru and Menma.

Over the past few months.

He has already lost a lot of people.

The Root organization is now severely weakened, and under Tsunade's restrictions, it's much more difficult for Danzo to recruit more people into Root than before. Unless he goes to the village or raises orphans from outside the village, where Tsunade wouldn't have many restrictions, but that would take a lot of time!

Even by the shortest possible timeframe, it still takes several years to cultivate a qualified root.

Does Danzo even have that kind of time now?!

What he needs is immediate combat power!

How could this be repaired?!

"So, can we confirm the whereabouts of the Six-Tails!? Was it taken away by Orochimaru? Or was it a Cloud Ninja!? Or is there some other possibility!?"

Danzo looked coldly at the Root member below and said in a sinister tone.

Without obtaining the Six-Tails.

Danzo's greatest wish was for the Six-Tails Jinchuriki to escape and wander the ninja world as before. He absolutely did not want to see the Six-Tails fall into the hands of any force. Even if it was recaptured by Kirigakure, Danzo would feel as if he were cutting off his own flesh. The Six-Tails remaining in a state of 'unclaimed' status as a defector was the result that Danzo would be happiest, because it meant that he would still have a chance to get this one as his leader!

"No, that cannot be determined."

"If you can't be sure, then go and find out! Send more people, and you must find traces of the Six-Tails as quickly as possible, understand!?"

Danzo said, his anger blazing.

"Yes, Lord Danzo!"

The root-root person immediately bowed his head in response, then leaped away from the spot.

After pondering for a long time while leaning on his wooden cane, Danzo finally took a step forward. He felt that he had to take further action, otherwise the situation would become increasingly unfavorable for him and Konoha.

He couldn't let Tsunade continue her reckless behavior.

The Six-Tails absolutely cannot fall into the hands of anyone else, especially not that bastard Orochimaru!!!

If Danzo's anger almost consumed his reason...

The Fourth Raikage, far away in the Land of Lightning, received the relevant information much later than Danzo, and at that point, he was truly consumed by rage.

"What did you say?! Darui and the others are all missing?! They're all suspected of being killed?! Are you kidding me?! You bastard!"

The Fourth Raikage, A, suddenly stood up from his seat, almost instinctively slapping his right hand.

"Peng!"

"Crack!"

"Splash!"

As the angry words fell, the desk in front of him, which had only been replaced a few months ago, seemed to let out a mournful cry before immediately shattering into pieces.

The earthen platform standing to the left of the Fourth Raikage, A, also showed a stern expression at this moment, his eyes fixed on the Cloud Ninja who had just come to report.

What is Darui's strength?

The earthen platform knows this best.

In fact, within our own ninja village, besides the Fourth Raikage, Killer Bee (the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki), and Yugito (the Two-Tails Jinchuriki), the next strongest is Darui.

Moreover, they are still young and have a lot of room for growth.

He is definitely one of the most trustworthy people in the village.

The Cloud Ninjas who were led out this time were almost all the village's elites. The few weaker ones were specifically responsible for sealing.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 254 The Raikage's Resolute Determination

But this small team has suddenly lost contact.

They were out of contact for a full three days before the intelligence team and the Jonin team repeatedly confirmed that they had not received any messages and could not find any trace of Darui and the others. They immediately came to report. They themselves did not believe the result. After all, it was not entirely impossible that the mission had failed, or that there had been personnel losses, or even that Darui had really died in battle.

However, they all perished in battle.

This is outrageous!

However, this is the only reasonable speculation. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense. With no news at all and the situation urgent, they would naturally report to their Raikage immediately.

Even before they arrived, they could already foresee their Raikage's furious state.

"Yes, Fourth Hokage, we've been out of contact for three whole days. There have been no regular reports or intelligence deliveries. We've already dispatched the nearest team to investigate, but..."

The Cloud Ninja who came to report did not say the last sentence.

However, the Fourth Raikage, A, could understand it clearly.

The earthen platform on one side also looked extremely unpleasant.

This is quite different from what they had predicted!

"You bastards! Search! Dig three feet into the ground! Even if they're all really dead, turn the entire Spring Country upside down, find the place where Darui died, and find out who did it, understand?!"

The Fourth Raikage, A, stared at the Cloud Ninja in front of him with an almost predatory look, and roared.

Darui!

That was the successor he personally selected and trained for several years!

He's the next Raikage of their Hidden Cloud Village!

He just died like that!

How can you expect the Fourth Raikage to be rational?!

How can I not be angry?!

Find him! We must find the murderer, and then we must make him know what cruelty truly means!

"Yes!"

After this Cloud Ninja suddenly lowered his head and answered,

"Whoosh!"

He then leaped away from his original spot to carry out the Fourth Raikage's orders.

And it was after that Cloud Ninja left.