The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

"untie!"

The technique for undoing hand seals.

"puff!"

A white mist appeared out of nowhere and then dissipated.

A distinctive large sword came into view for everyone present.

Wuwei, Wugou and his son, as well as Karin, were all fine, but when Suigetsu saw the large sword, his eyes widened instantly.

Because this greatsword is none other than the Executioner's Blade, one of the Seven Greatswords of Kirigakure that Suigetsu himself has always longed to obtain!!!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 281 Before the Waves Arrive

The Seven Great Swords of Kirigakure.

They can't be called divine weapons, but in terms of their functions, they are all far superior to ordinary chakra weapons. In particular, the twin swords Hiramekarei and the great sword Samehada are the most special. The latter is like an independent individual life, able to absorb chakra and feed it back to its master, which is really powerful.

Compared to these two ninja swords, the other five ninja swords are slightly inferior in performance, but they are still among the top-tier ninja swords in the ninja world. If a suitable ninja obtains a suitable ninja sword, his personal strength will definitely be elevated to a higher level. Weapons still play a very important role in enhancing ninjas who have not yet reached the extraordinary level. Hozuki Suigetsu also has his own ambitions.

In these ambitions.

Collecting the seven ninja swords of Kirigakure is the top priority!

At that moment, the decapitation blade directly attracted Shuiyue's attention and stirred his heart.

In the original work, Suigetsu's eventual willingness to travel with Sasuke was due to a variety of reasons, including her own interest in him. However, Sasuke's promise to take Suigetsu to find the Executioner's Blade also played a crucial role, a fact that Menma, as a transmigrator, was well aware of.

However, unlike the original story, the Executioner's Blade was buried where Zabuza died. In this life, it was brought back to Konoha. Originally, Hiruzen Sarutobi intended to use it as one of the important bargaining chips in negotiations with Kirigakure.

After his own death in battle, this matter was put on hold.

Menma was able to obtain this Executioner's Blade through Orochimaru, who obtained it from Danzo.

Despite the old man's apparent desire to devour Orochimaru alive, he actually demonstrated his anger towards Orochimaru through his actions. However, he couldn't sever his cooperation with Orochimaru because Danzo relied heavily on Orochimaru's help for many things.

Especially now that Menma is under Orochimaru's control (from Danzo's perspective), Danzo is even less willing to completely sever ties with Orochimaru and has maintained this delicate connection.

In Danzo's view, this was the most suitable option, allowing him to seize more benefits in the future.

Danzo naturally didn't care about a mere Executioner's Blade. The power Danzo coveted was still the Sharingan and Wood Release. Everything else was child's play. Therefore, after Orochimaru paid a certain price, Danzo readily used his authority to obtain the Executioner's Blade and secretly delivered it to Orochimaru.

Then, a few days ago, it came into Mianma's hands again.

To punish someone, you have to give them a treat. Shuiyue isn't one of his true subordinates. If Menma wants to control her and eventually win her over, he has to show her the benefits and a bright future.

Otherwise, why should Shuiyue obey his orders?

This decapitation sword is the best start.

"What's wrong? Shuiyue, aren't you coming up to take it?"

Looking at Shuiyue's stunned expression.

Mianma chuckled softly and said slowly.

"Oh? Yes, thank you very much, Master Menma!"

Shuiyue seemed to wake from a dream and hurriedly stepped forward. She raised the decapitation sword and felt the weight transmitted to her palm. Her eyes immediately sparkled.

"I'm leaving things here in Kusagakure to you. I believe you can handle it, right, Suigetsu?"

Mianma looked at Shuiyue meaningfully, then uttered those words with a nonchalant air.

"Yes, Lord Menma, I will certainly not let you down."

After taking a deep breath, Shuiyue nodded emphatically in reply.

Wuwei, with his rich life experience, could at this moment 'hear' that the relationship between Shuiyue and Mianma was not what he had previously imagined. Therefore, Mianma's arrangement had no special meaning whatsoever.

On the contrary, it may be a further demand on him.

The gaze slowly shifts upwards.

At the moment their eyes met.

He met Ma's calm yet profound gaze.

Wuwei had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on in his heart.

"Go ahead, I'll stay in Kusagakure for another two days until things stabilize before I leave!"

Mianma waved to Wuwei, Shuiyue, and the others.

"Yes!"

After bowing respectfully, the three slowly left the office to carry out the orders that Menma had just given.

"Menma, is it appropriate to let Suigetsu-kun stay here? And regarding Muwei-san, I feel like we need to prepare more. We finally got Kusagakure, shouldn't we make more thorough arrangements?"

And it was after Wuwei, Wugou, and Shuiyue left.

Karin, who had been silent until now, stepped to Menma's side after sensing that there were no other unusual chakra fluctuations around her. With a slightly worried expression, she asked.

Unlike Menma, who genuinely trusts everyone to varying degrees.

Karin might have a slight case of 'persecution complex'. She harbors varying degrees of suspicion towards everyone, including Shibuki and Utakata. Of course, it's not fair to say that Karin is paranoid.

It's simply that their current situation is not very stable.

In addition, Karin's own past experiences also contributed to her unique mindset.

As Menma's staunchest supporter, Karin does not want to see Menma's plans fail or even lead to his downfall because of anyone's betrayal.

In any planning or arrangement.

Karin is even more meticulous than Menma, and she wants to be perfect even more than Menma, but this is actually very difficult, or more accurately, impossible.

Between people.

Where can you find so much unconditional, 100% trust?

"Don't worry, Karin. Suigetsu is different from before. As for Muwei-san, there's even less to worry about. I can see that Muwei-san is genuinely willing to follow us. Besides, even if we take a step back, isn't there still the issue of Wugou-kun? As long as Wugou-kun still needs my help, Muwei-san will definitely stand firmly on our side. You don't need to worry too much about that. Moreover, we don't have any suitable candidates to arrange here in Kusagakure right now. We can't let Ajun-san stay in Kusagakure, can we? It wouldn't be appropriate for his status."

Menma gently patted Karin's little head, shook his head, and said softly.

"No, I mean I'm staying here in Kusagakure, Menma!"

After taking a deep breath, Karin looked directly at Menma and heard his resolute words.

Almost at the same time.

Menma shook his head and said, "This won't work. You're not suited to stay here, Karin. Come back to Takigakure with me. I have some experiments there that I need your help with, it's just..."

"Are you worried that I'll be upset if I stay in Kusagakure, Menma?"

But before he could finish speaking, Karin interrupted him.

"I.."

That's practically the obvious answer.

But Mianma couldn't say it out loud.

Indeed, logically speaking, Karin is the most suitable candidate to stay in Kusagakure. Her abilities, such as Kagura's Mind's Eye, her talent in creating barriers, her trust in Menma, and her shared summoning contract with the Urushiwa Aragami clan, all prove that Karin should stay in Kusagakure.

This will be the best way to help Menma coordinate the progress issues between the two ninja villages.

Especially when it comes to joint operations.

There is charcoal.

It will be much easier to get in touch with them.

There's no need to worry about either side being too aggressive or too conservative.

Karin...

But Karin's background and her tragic childhood experiences are also noteworthy.

This is exactly what Menma is most worried about. And don't forget that Karin has only been with Menma for a year. There are still some people in Kusagakure who know Karin. From the moment she entered Kusagakure, she received strange and attentive looks from some of the Kusagakure ninja under Muwei's command.

This proves the point.

Menma really didn't want Karin to stay in such a place filled with sad memories.

"It's alright, Menma. I have you now. I've long since let go of the past. Besides, I can't always be following behind you. I want to be your biggest support. Have you forgotten? One day in the future, I will have to face everything alone. Now is the perfect time. Trust me, Menma!"

Karin tilted her little head back, her bright red eyes staring straight at Menma, her face showing unwavering determination.

After staring blankly at Karin for a few seconds, Menma revealed an extremely gentle expression on his face.

"Ah, I believe in you, Karin. I'm entrusting Kusagakure to you, for our plan and for our future!"

Menma nodded gently and solemnly, as if carefully grasping Karin's small hand, slowly clasping her fingertips.

The warmth between us slowly rises.

Karin's cheeks also showed a faint, cute blush, but she still stared intently at Menma, nodding heavily with an unprecedented seriousness and saying, "Yes, for our plan, and for our future!"

It proceeded exactly as planned, step by step, according to the established forecast.

There were no unexpected incidents.

In less than a week, Menma successfully achieved his goal of taking control of Kusagakure.

Following the news of Masashi Mota's death and the return of the more than two hundred captured Kusagakure ninja, the news spread throughout the entire Kusagakure village.

The unrest in the village gradually subsided.

The vast majority of the Grass Village ninja chose to submit to the current situation. Even if there was still a small group of people who were unwilling, they could only suppress their resentment. They had to admit that Wuwei had completely taken control of the highest power in Grass Village!

Now, any order given by Wuwei will be carried out by the other grass ninja, even if they are not his loyal subordinates.

As long as it's not about sending these people to their deaths, it's fine.

Having brought the entire ninja village under control step by step, Wuwei, following Menma's instructions, after assuming the position of leader of Kusagakure, directly issued an alliance announcement with Takigakure in the name of the leader, declaring that from tonight onwards, the two ninja villages would advance and retreat together, jointly fighting against other hostile forces in the ninja world. Subsequently, they also dispatched corresponding personnel to build fixed strongholds in the corresponding southeast and northeast directions, and under the leadership of Karin and Suigetsu, set up corresponding sensory or defensive barriers.

They were all very rough arrangements.

It may not actually have a particularly significant effect.

However, it is more than sufficient for general reconnaissance, early warning, and message transmission.