The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

Spiral surface roughness.

This is the first time I've defied my own expectations.

At only 13 years old, where is the limit of his growth? Onoki really couldn't see it. The only thing Onoki was certain of was that the tremor in his heart was so real and so intense.

"Ah, Uzumaki Menma will inevitably become the greatest enemy of our Iwagakure from now on. All our actions from now on will revolve around this Nine-Tails brat!!"

A sharp, intense light also appeared in Onoki's slightly cloudy eyes.

The ninja world situation is changing rapidly.

Today's allies may well be tomorrow's enemies.

The relationships between nations and ninja villages are always centered on power and interests; friendship? Trust?

It's not that this thing can't exist.

But everything still depends on the current situation.

Hashirama Senju and Naruto Uzumaki are the most typical examples of the naive type. Such people are reliable and reassuring as friends, but as leaders of a faction, they are the most irresponsible because the core of everything they do is never the interests and safety of their own faction. It's not that they don't consider these things.

Instead, it places other idealized things alongside this point.

This is the last mistake a leader should make.

In other words, both of them are strong enough.

Otherwise, he would be the most foolish leader. Of course, this is not an objective judgment, but Menma's own subjective opinion. If you insist on calling it personal prejudice, then you can say that. Menma just looks down on the so-called "Tenma Idealists," who would destroy a country and a ninja village.

leader!

It is essential to be down-to-earth and to clearly understand one's own position and identity.

therefore.

When news arrived from Onoki's place.

Menma wasn't surprised at all; this was entirely within his expectations. As the leader of Iwagakure, it would be strange if he didn't even have this much awareness and judgment.

"Mianma, shouldn't we take some countermeasures? We can't just let that old guy run rampant like this, can we?"

The different types and levels of intelligence received through both overt and covert channels.

That was several days later.

Having already returned to Takigakure Village and officially taken over as Menma's head butler, Karin, having confirmed this series of important information, hurriedly went to Menma, who was engrossed in the laboratory. After reporting, she looked at Menma with a hint of worry and asked softly.

Previously, they had already faced off against the four great ninja villages. If they were to add Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) to the mix, wouldn't they be enemies of the entire world?

Putting everything else aside, the thought that the five great ninja villages could muster at least 70,000 to 80,000 ninja troops if they went all out made Karin's heart tighten. That's a tenfold difference in combat power.

Not to mention there are other gaps as well.

No matter how confident Karin was, she didn't think they could take on so many enemies head-on, unless her Menma's strength could really reach the level of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in the past. In that case, no matter how many enemies came, they would just be easy prey.

But how likely is that?

Karin herself could hardly believe it; that was a terrifying being who could single-handedly intimidate the entire ninja world.

Over the course of a thousand years, only two such individuals have emerged.

Even if the opponent is confident in their ability to win, they are not as skilled as they seem.

Therefore, all plans and arrangements should be tailored to the needs of one's own side and conform to the actual situation as much as possible.

"Hehe, there's no need, Karin. Do we really need to prepare for the relationship between the Five Great Shinobi Villages? Even looking at the past few decades, this war alone has made it crystal clear. To put it simply, can Kirigakure still trust Konoha? Is Kumogakure going to cooperate with Iwagakure? Sunagakure is a dying beast. We were clear about that old man's intentions from the beginning. The result of mutual exploitation is this straightforward. What he does is his right and freedom. We just need to follow the established steps. Their opportunity is gone forever, and the initiative is completely in our hands, Karin."

Mianma smiled gently and said.

"From now on, our biggest enemy will no longer be the so-called Five Great Ninja Villages, but something else."

"You mean the Akatsuki? Is this organization really that dangerous? Menma, collecting tailed beasts, and the legendary Rinnegan—could it be that Orochimaru-san is deliberately misleading and deceiving us?"

Karin pursed her lips, and at this moment, her fiery red eyes revealed a look of deep doubt.

"It will be more dangerous than you imagine, Karin. You don't need to doubt that. But that's all for later. Right now, we need to focus on the merger of the two ninja villages. I'll be a bit busy lately, so I'll need you to keep an eye on things. Even if it's just a little faster to integrate the two ninja villages, it will be a good thing for us."

Mianma nodded slightly and said in a gentle voice.

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, Mianma, I'll definitely get all the preliminary matters sorted out in three months at most!"

Karin nodded very seriously and said.

Three months is certainly not a short time, but for the merger of two ninja villages, it is already a very short period of time.

While violence can indeed solve most problems, some issues are simply beyond its reach. Even if it could be forcibly resolved, it would inevitably leave behind endless troubles. Previously, we were 'barefoot' (meaning we had no way to solve problems).

A person with a pockmarked face can "act recklessly" a little.

Now that we're "putting on shoes," we have to be more compliant with regulations and can no longer act recklessly according to our own whims.

Menma desires a future with a new order, not a chaotic and disorderly existence.

This point must be made clear.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 345 Orochimaru's Ambition

Especially this kind of internal government affairs.

If a matter can be handled through peaceful means in accordance with the rules, then the appropriate methods must be adopted, and it cannot be done recklessly based solely on personal will.

Fear is what you bring to your enemy.

Purely violent rule is an option that Menma would absolutely resist.

The ability to combine both soft and hard approaches is one of the most essential qualities a qualified, or even outstanding, leader should possess.

As the person who understands Menma's intentions best, Karin naturally knows what she should do.

Then.

Just as Karin was about to say something more...

Suddenly.

Menma and Karin were both startled by the arrival of a special and powerful chakra aura that they could clearly sense.

"You actually arrived at this time? What a rare guest. Well, go and take care of the things I just told you to do, Karin."

Menma raised his eyebrows slightly, murmured the first half of the sentence, and then turned to look at Karin and gave her instructions.

"Ah, I know, noodles."

After nodding seriously once again, Karin turned and strode away.

"untie!"

And it was also at the same time that Karin was leaving.

The barrier technique was temporarily dispelled by Mianma forming a hand seal.

The research work at hand has been temporarily put on hold.

Stepping into a bright room above the laboratory, just as Mianma had brewed a pot of tea.

That was the slightly chilly aura that had already reached a close distance.

"Arriving at this time is quite a rare visitor, Orochimaru-san."

Menma calmly sat on the tea chair on the left, slowly poured two cups of tea, and spoke with a faint smile.

"Whoosh!"

next moment.

The position is directly opposite the tea chair on the face of the hemp.

A tall and slender figure appeared there.

With his familiar, sickly pale skin and those eerily serpentine eyes, the newcomer was none other than Menma's most important 'comrade'—Orochimaru.

"I thought I had made some small gains recently and could keep my chakra a little hidden from Menma-kun's detection. I didn't expect that Kagura of the Uzumaki clan is really sharp-eyed. She can detect my chakra almost instantly."

Orochimaru still had that sinister look on his face, his cold eyes staring at Menma as he spoke in that familiar hoarse tone.

Beneath that seemingly calm exterior, the hint of apprehension deep within the snake's eyes had become noticeably stronger.

It's worth noting that Orochimaru did a lot of research on the Uzumaki clan's bloodline during this period.

Especially after obtaining Menma's own blood and the Nine-Tails' chakra from Menma, Orochimaru's research progress greatly improved. It's not that Orochimaru thought he could completely evade Menma's detection.

He himself knew that it was almost impossible.

The more one studies the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, the better.

The more Orochimaru understood the terrifying nature of the Uzumaki clan, the more he realized that their physical strength and vitality alone were beyond the comprehension of ordinary ninjas. This was something Orochimaru had studied for many years.

The only one who could suppress the most orthodox and powerful Uzumaki clan in terms of vitality and physical strength was the First Hokage.

It's no wonder that the Uzumaki clan is considered the most suitable vessel to seal the tailed beasts, and the Kagura Mind's Eye, a bloodline secret technique passed down through generations of the Uzumaki clan, is also the most unsolvable sensory ninjutsu that Orochimaru knows.

In addition, Menma himself is the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails.

Orochimaru never expected to be able to perfectly evade Menma's lock-on, but he should at least have made some progress, right? At least be able to confuse Menma's perception and judgment from a slightly farther distance, right?

But the 'confrontation' just now.

Orochimaru was made to clearly realize that his whereabouts were within the perception range of others, and that he had virtually no secrets.

Once inside the designated area, there's truly nowhere to hide.

Mianma's strength was already outrageously high, and now she also has such precise and wide-range detection capabilities.

And he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.

In this world, there is truly no one who can ambush and kill someone with facial paralysis.

At least that's how it is within Orochimaru's current understanding.

"Hehe, Orochimaru-san, you flatter me. This is all the Uzumaki clan can do."

Mianma smiled gently, took a sip of tea, and said calmly.

"How come Orochimaru-san has time to come here now? Shouldn't he be in the lab at this time? Could it be that something went wrong with the Byakugan research?"