The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime!

The major powers coveted Konoha's prosperity, but also feared its strength.

Konoha either has to deliver a decisive blow, overwhelming all the major powers and forcing all the ninja villages to submit to it, or it will weaken and cede most of its benefits to other ninja villages to feed them.

Only in that way can peace be achieved.

But more likely, they will perish because of the weak.

Because the gaps in human desires can never be filled.

A world where people understand each other?

ridiculous!

In the original story, whether it was Hashirama Senju or Naruto Uzumaki later on, didn't they first gain everyone's approval through power before they could achieve so-called peace?

That is the most illusory kind of peace.

It is also the most unstable kind of peace.

Because it all hinges on the safety of one person.

Therefore, with the death of Hashirama Senju, the ninja world once again entered an era of war. The death of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha also foreshadowed the arrival of a chaotic era.

Such clashes are inevitable between people, especially between people of different forces!

obviously.

Konoha is now a thorn in everyone's side.

The message was released almost immediately in Kumogakure, and localized skirmishes were initiated at the border with Konohagakure.

All the major ninja villages were starting to get restless.

Even Sunagakure, which had only renewed its alliance with Konoha less than six months ago, still harbors a hint of ambition to move eastward. It's not that Sunagakure has become bolder or has any more unrealistic ideas; they haven't even recovered from the losses of the last great war.

The village of Sunagakure is making moves, purely for self-preservation.

If Konoha truly harbors ambitions to further dominate the ninja world and takes action accordingly, then it is time for Sunagakure to resolutely oppose it.

Maintaining the current situation is in the best interests of Sunagakure.

As for Iwagakure, Onoki's attitude became somewhat ambiguous. Although the old man did not mobilize too many troops to the border, Iwagakure's spies frequently appeared within the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning.

Their intentions are quite obvious.

The village of Kirigakure had the strongest reaction.

Before that, the information reported to the village by the Kirigakure pursuit force was that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki had been lost and was highly suspected of being taken away by Konoha. This led to the great battle between Menma and Jiraiya.

This seems to be the best supporting evidence for further investigation.

Now, with the Cloud Village's almost unequivocal intelligence serving as secondary proof, the Mist Village will almost certainly point the finger directly at the Leaf Village.

As of now, Mei Terumi has not yet assumed power.

The de facto ruler of Kirigakure is the old man, Genji. (In fact, even if Mei Terumi were to take over later, as long as Genji is still alive, the most prestigious and powerful person in Kirigakure will still be this old man. However, he will not point fingers at the Kage unless necessary, so as not to be disliked.)

Although Kirigakure experienced a particularly bloody and dark period.

This has led to a significant weakening of the overall strength of the ninja villages, making them a pair of unfortunate brothers with the Sand Village. Logically speaking, they should now be entering a period of stability and recuperation.

But this involved the Jinchuriki of their own ninja village.

Master Yuan was merely composed, not cowardly.

After careful consideration.

The same Yuan Shi dispatched personnel to Konoha Village for questioning, and even mobilized thousands of Mist Ninja to advance to an island that was only a short distance from the Land of Waves. Using that island as a springboard, the Mist Ninja could easily infiltrate the Land of Fire.

This is no longer the initial great war.

After the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools and Whirlpool Village.

Konoha Village lost its most natural barrier.

The Mist Ninja can directly threaten the vital heartland of Konoha Village.

Of course, compared to the Fourth Raikage's aggressive wording, the announcement personally dictated by Master Genji was much milder in its language.

However, the objective is still very clear.

That means Konoha Village has to give Kirigakure an explanation, either by handing over the Six-Tails Jinchuriki or by providing irrefutable evidence that the Six-Tails has not fallen into Konoha Village's control.

Otherwise.

For the benefit of the Ninja Village.

For the dignity of a great power.

They, the Hidden Mist Village, had no choice but to declare war on Konoha.

It's fair to say that when Tsunade received the notification from Kirigakure, she almost couldn't suppress the immense power surging within her.

They clearly didn't do it themselves, but they're trying to pin the blame on them. Prove it!? How can they prove it!?

What can we use to prove it?

This is a complete dead end, isn't it?

But they happen to have a legitimate reason for their actions.

At least that's how it appears on the surface, not to mention the 'gentle' tone from Kirigakure. Although there's no real difference, Tsunade has to patiently explain it properly.

Local skirmishes have already broken out again with the Cloud Ninja in the northern region.

The total number of ninjas deployed by both sides has already exceeded three thousand. If the scale of the conflict expands further and the southeastern region provokes the Mist Ninja to declare war, Konoha will be caught in the predicament of fighting on two fronts.

Things are different now than before.

No one mentioned that the quality and quantity of ninjas had declined significantly.

The top commanders alone are completely incomparable to those of the past.

From any perspective, Konoha Village must stabilize Kirigakure Village. It was for this reason that Tsunade, after weighing the options, still released Orochimaru's information to Kirigakure Village.

Of all things under heaven, the interests and safety of the village are paramount.

It must be placed above all other matters that require our highest priority.

Whether Kirigakure believes it or not is their business, and not something Tsunade can control.

All she can do is try her best to stabilize the current situation.

They also dispatched a special person to coordinate with Sunagakure.

If a major war were to break out, Konoha would need an ally like Sunagakure, even if it's not that strong, at least it would seem to have enough weight!

It can still draw some attention and energy, can't it?

For example, Iwagakure Village in the northwest?

The relationship between the five great nations has been fully demonstrated over the past few decades. It often depends not only on their respective strengths but also on their diplomatic skills. After all, no one can now reach the level of Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha, who could truly make decisions with a single word.

One person alone is enough to wipe out the entire ninja world.

The Road to Peace.

It's always a road fraught with bloodshed.

The individual plans of the five great nations, especially the deployment of troops by the three great nations, have also triggered a new round of turmoil in the ninja world.

Moreover, unlike the previous incident which seemed dangerous but actually resulted in a relatively smooth landing, this time the Cloud Ninja were the first to engage in battle with the Leaf Village, and some of the Iwa Ninja and Kirigakure reconnaissance forces also entered the Land of Fire.

The entire Hidden Leaf Village was immediately placed on high alert.

Jiraiya and Naruto's journey was forcibly interrupted because of this. They originally planned to come back and continue their training journey, but now Konoha clearly cannot do without Jiraiya, and once a great war breaks out...

Jiraiya needs to be responsible for at least one aspect of the pressure.

Otherwise, relying solely on Tsunade, it would be difficult for Kakashi, Shikaku, Choza, and others below to provide greater support.

The shadow of war had completely enveloped the entire Hidden Leaf Village at this moment.

A series of issues have arisen surrounding this battle for the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.

This occurred just two days before the conflict between the three major powers broke out.

In the Land of Tea, in the southwestern coastal region, at Orochimaru's main base.

Because he had previously promised to provide Orochimaru with more tailed beast chakra for his research, and also because of the Sasuke incident, Menma naturally needed to make a detour to Orochimaru's base first.

Compared to the face numbness, the medicine man's hood

It was still in that large but very dark room.

Orochimaru looked at the special sealing scroll in his palm, then his narrow snake eyes slowly turned to Menma and Utakata sitting on his left. Orochimaru chuckled, "Heh, Menma-kun's efficiency is really much faster than I expected. This is what can provide me with the chakra of the Six-Tails and the Seven-Tails."

"After all, this is something we discussed beforehand, isn't it? Orochimaru-san, and helping you is helping me. You should know better than me about the great powers' pursuit of the tailed beasts and the true goal of that organization."

Mianma smiled slightly and replied.

Only Yu Gao, standing to the side, frowned slightly, still feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

It's not just because of the atmosphere here.

More importantly, there's Orochimaru, who holds the top position.

To be honest, Utakata is not good at dealing with people, and he dislikes Orochimaru's style even more.

"That's true. But Menma-kun's actions are likely to attract more attention. You know, Menma-kun, your identity is already quite special. Who knows when those people might come?"

Orochimaru's pupils revealed a sinister glint as he spoke meaningfully.

"Then I'll need Orochimaru-san to take care of me. It doesn't have to be much, just let me do the necessary preparations. I think Orochimaru-san would be willing to do that."

Menma stared straight back at Orochimaru and said, word by word.

Paper can never contain fire.

Even if it can withstand the test for a while, it will eventually be burned out.

The news that Utakata had joined his side would be exposed sooner or later, especially since he had met with Jiraiya and others in the Spring Country at that point. It didn't matter if there was no evidence, but being guessed was already a 'checkmate'.

Therefore, more preparation is needed for making dough.

Orochimaru is his best camouflage!