The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

Menma himself is now someone who wears shoes.

All judgments should be made with the same boldness and decisiveness as before, taking into account all aspects as much as possible.

"Lord Menma, I dare to suggest that we should continue our pursuit. We have severely damaged Kumogakure and Kirigakure, but Konoha has almost maintained its full fighting strength. Konoha is the greatest enemy of our Takigakure. I believe we must give Konoha the same level of damage!"

Dorashi, who was clearly eager to further demonstrate his loyalty, paused slightly and spoke first when he saw that Shibuki, Fu, and Yutaka had not yet spoken.

This can be seen as both an attitude of submission to Masaru by Dorashi and a manifestation of Dorashi's inflated self-confidence.

He severely injured the Fourth Raikage, captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, and caused the Hidden Cloud Village to suffer over a thousand ninja casualties. He then not only defeated the Hidden Leaf Village head-on but also managed to divide his forces to defeat the Hidden Mist Village. Furthermore, his own Menma-sama personally killed the leader of the Hidden Mist Village.

More than a thousand Mist Ninja died in battle.

Such an impressive record.

How could it not make one's heart race!

How could this not boost the confidence of the Takigakure ninja like Doran? This is equivalent to defeating three major ninja villages at the same time! Moreover, as one of the near-high-ranking members of Takigakure, Doran is well aware that Kusagakure is still confronting the frontline forces of Sunagakure.

Otherwise, their own Menma-sama could obviously draw on the forces from Kusagakure, as their power has already expanded to an extreme degree.

Doran felt it was necessary to let the entire ninja world know the fame of Takigakure.

Even Doran believed that their Takigakure Village could rise to the top in one step, dominate the entire ninja world, and become the undisputed number one ninja nation!

This blatant, palpable determination and confidence.

Menma frowned slightly, but only for a second before nodding noncommittally.

Pursuit?

Naturally, that was one of the first options to consider, but as I said before, defense and offense are two different concepts. Most importantly, although they seem to be in a very good position now, there are many hidden dangers underneath. If they act rashly, the risks will be unpredictable.

Putting aside the fact that Konoha was not truly defeated, it was just a difficult point, not to mention that its so-called ally, Iwagakure, was also one of the ultimate hidden dangers.

Previously, we considered Menma's side as a 'weak' ally that we could support, so of course we would 'help each other'. But what if Menma's side's strength exceeds the acceptable range for Iwagakure?

There's absolutely no way the Third Tsuchikage would be foolish enough to continue helping Menma.

Don't think that Onoki's direct dispatch of the Iwa ninja army to suppress Kumogakure was out of kindness. He simply wanted to take advantage of Kumogakure, further damage the village, expand his own village's sphere of influence, and subtly encourage Menma to relax and fight against Konoha and Kirigakure. Menma saw through this perfectly.

But this is a blatant, overt conspiracy.

Even if you've calculated everything and seen through everything, you still have to follow their plans because Menma's side has no choice. As long as Konoha and Kirigakure press hard, Menma has no choice but to confront them head-on.

From Onoki's perspective, the best and most likely outcome would be that Menma's side would be defeated while severely damaging Konoha and Kirigakure.

Menma's side has three tailed beasts and thousands of Takigakure ninja. Even if the Takigakure ninja are just there to make up the numbers, they are definitely not easy to deal with.

Onoki had a very clever plan.

However, the course of this battle will not be as Onoki predicted.

Menma could easily guess the Third Tsuchikage's reaction after receiving news of this great battle.

This is a cunning old fox.

Menma has never truly trusted him, so the most reasonable and correct course of action is to consider Iwagakure as an enemy.

Although Menma led Takigakure to victory against the three great ninja villages, strictly speaking, that was only a partial force of those three villages, and they were defeated one after another. If a full-scale war were to break out, not to mention the Cloud Village at its peak, led by the Fourth Raikage, with Kito and Killer Bee participating, and more than 10,000 Cloud ninja joining the battle, Menma's side would absolutely not be able to withstand it.

Even if we can ultimately win by relying on high-end combat power.

It was a Pyrrhic victory.

If another village were to join the fray, even Sunagakure, Menma's side would be defeated. Of course, this is based on a theoretical confrontation. As for the actual situation, those who know, know. Any major ninja village still needs to consider all aspects of the problem.

It's not really possible to issue orders to fight at will or allocate the corresponding forces.

The same applies to Mianma himself.

Winning this war is only the second step to success; we are far from reaching a happy ending.

Rationality and caution are what Mianma needs most.

"Yes, I also think we can try to exert some pressure. We need to make Konoha understand our strength more clearly, Lord Menma."

In the lower part.

After pondering for a moment, Wu Gou slowly spoke.

It's not that Wugou has become overconfident like Dorashi. Wugou's suggestion was purely based on the perspective of 'considering Menma's well-being'. In Wugou's view, Konoha is Menma's greatest enemy, or rather, it would be more appropriate to describe him as an enemy.

As the son of the Fourth Hokage, to be isolated and ostracized by the entire ninja village, and ultimately forced to leave the village, must have been driven by immense hatred.

In this great battle.

Both the Cloud Ninja and the Mist Ninja paid a heavy price.

However, Konoha seemed to have received a lukewarm response, and Wugou felt that Konoha needed to learn a similar bloody lesson.

Only in this way can we make our master, Mianma, understand our thoughts.

This is Wugou's opinion.

It can't be said that Wugou was overthinking things.

Who could have known that Menma was so self-controlled? Or rather, everyone would think that Menma harbored a deep resentment towards Konoha.

They just didn't show it.

Menma wouldn't possibly discuss these topics publicly.

Therefore, it will leave a deep-rooted impression.

Moreover, this was originally the correct approach.

It's just a matter of the order in which they happened.

The statements from the two individuals, especially Wugou's remarks, caused the others to hesitate. Shibuki, in particular, had originally intended to suggest the same approach, as he had been thinking of quitting while he was ahead. This was partly due to his personality, but more importantly, in Shibuki's view, the number of his comrades who had died in this great battle was already staggering, and if the fighting continued, his own ninja village would not be able to withstand it.

The death of one person is a blow to a family.

Shibuki didn't want to see any more families cry.

But Wu Gou's statement...

This made Sheki hesitate.

It is no coincidence.

At the same time, Shibuki also had a similar thought to Mugou, and Shibuki even wondered if Menma was hinting at Mugou.

The more Shibuki thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

There are some things that are indeed inconvenient for Mianma to bring up himself; it is more appropriate for his subordinates to bring them up.

But just thinking about this one possibility is enough.

Shibuki simply didn't know what to do.

Hatred is something that's hard to resolve easily, right? Let alone something like Menma's. He didn't have a chance before, but now that Konoha has finally delivered it to his doorstep, there's no reason for Menma to let it go, right?

At this moment, Shibuki's brows also furrowed tightly.

Mianma was somewhat taken aback by Wugou's statement.

But just a few seconds later, Mianma could roughly guess what Wugou's intention was in making such a suggestion.

This is Wugou's way of showing loyalty.

The situation was somewhat absurd and somewhat laughable.

But outwardly, he couldn't say anything; he couldn't expect others to pledge their loyalty to him, could he?

"Ahem, what does Shemu-san think?"

Menma immediately coughed lightly and shifted his gaze to Shibuki on the side.

Those words were spoken softly.

At first glance, Shibuki thought that Menma also wanted his approval. After his expression changed several times, Shibuki took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, saying, "Menma-kun, I don't think it's appropriate to pursue Konoha now. We should consider it more carefully!"

In the end, Shibuki followed his heart.

He was still very concerned about the casualties of his own Takigakure ninja; he didn't want to see his comrades suffer more losses in a battle that wasn't very meaningful or valuable.

However, you should still pay more attention to the attitude towards facial numbness.

therefore.

After considering his words, Shibuki was about to continue speaking when...

“Yes, I also think what Shibuki-san said makes sense. It’s not really suitable to continue the pursuit now. After all, Konoha has retained almost its entire fighting force and has withdrawn from our border. If we continue the pursuit, we will lose our advantage of terrain and take on too much risk. There’s not much need for that.”

Menma nodded first, echoing Shibuki's opinion.

And it was at the moment he heard Menma's words.

"Huh?"

Shemu was startled subconsciously.

Wugou and Duolan, who were sitting below, also found it unbelievable, because they really thought Menma was definitely going to pursue the idea, right?

Of all those present, only Yu Gao was not surprised at all.

Because he knew very well that Menma was definitely not the kind of person who would be swayed by emotions, especially not by making irrational judgments to vent his anger. Even if he were to order a large army to pursue the retreating forces of Konoha, it would be for other reasons, not just for revenge.

"And don't forget that there's still the threat from Sunagakure in the southwest. We should be more cautious."

Mianma then spoke softly.

"Yes, Lord Menma."

Although I don't quite understand.

However, since it was Menma's decision...

Wugou and Duolan would naturally comply 100%, and Ajun, who was originally planning to say a few words in support of his master Shibuki, swallowed back the words he was about to say.

The slight worry that had arisen in my heart earlier completely dissipated at this moment.

"Since no one has any objections, let's stick to our assigned responsibilities and hold our positions. Although we have the upper hand, we must not relax until the very last moment."

Mian Ma said in a loud voice.

"Yes! Lord Menma (Well, don't worry, Menma-kun)"