The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

Then.

Led by Shibuki and Karin, the group from Iwagakure passed directly through the main gate of the ninja village and headed towards the area that had been arranged in advance to receive foreign guests.

What happened at the main gate of Yuguangyin Village.

It spread very quickly in a very short time.

Standing atop the building that was once the main administrative hall of the ninja village, now the central control room for the barrier and sealing teams, Menma watched the Iwagakure delegation, including Huang Tu, stroll in from afar, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Even after receiving the list, I considered it for a long time.

Menma still couldn't understand why Onoki would send such a delegation. If it was simply to test him, then even someone like Kamisui Ryūgan would have been enough, let alone Huangtu. It wasn't like they were here to cause trouble. It was purely a political and diplomatic act, a test of one's strategic vision and political skills.

As one of Onoki's most trusted men, one of the most senior members of Iwagakure, and the head of the Kamisumi clan, this Kamisumi Jonin, Iwaze, was qualified and had the means to lead a delegation to negotiate with any ninja village.

According to the information obtained from Orochimaru.

The envoy from Iwagakure who secretly went to Konoha Village before should be this Kamimizu Iwazawa. Logically speaking, his methods and abilities are completely beyond question.

But now that old guy from Iwagakure has not only sent out Huangtu, but also another of his prized disciples, Akatsuchi, who came along. As for Kurotsuchi, we can ignore him for now. At this stage, Kurotsuchi is at most an elite Jonin, and he might even be a little lacking. In the original work, even after he became the Fourth Tsuchikage, Naruto fans didn't really recognize his 'Kage-level strength', always feeling that his level was a bit too low.

Not to mention now.

'I can't figure him out. What exactly is this old guy planning...?'

Mianma shook his head slightly, thinking to himself.

"purple!"

If you can't see through it or understand it, then use the most basic method to guard against it.

The gentle whispers of a call.

"whoosh"

next second.

A robust figure dressed in dark purple-black clothing and wearing a special mask appeared directly beside Mianma, head slightly lowered, kneeling on one knee, with an extremely respectful expression, and a chilling aura emanating from him.

All of this demonstrates that this ninja possesses extremely strong abilities.

The newcomer was one of the strongest members of Menma's direct shadow guards.

Although there is still a considerable gap compared to the top Jonin of the Five Great Ninja Villages, he can definitely be considered a Jonin-level existence in name and in fact.

"Strengthen surveillance of the Iwagakure delegation. Even if they are exposed, it won't be a big problem. But you must keep track of every single person's movements. You absolutely cannot give them any time, not even a second, to escape your sight. Do you understand?"

Mianma kept his gaze fixed on the row of yellow earth in the distance, and spoke in a calm tone.

"Yes, Lord Tenkage, I will obey your command!"

The shadow guard responded in a deep voice, and then, with a slight wave of his hand from Mianma, he was given a signal.

"Whoosh!"

With a flicker, he disappeared from the spot once more.

"Well, the real show is about to begin. Let me see what kind of motives you monsters have come here with."

Mianma's lips curled up slightly as he chuckled softly and said in a low voice.

The arrival of Iwagakure Village.

It's a heavyweight injection, especially the 'clash' at the entrance of the ninja village, which easily makes people think. Although there is no clear alliance and the two villages do not have any straightforward joint actions, the experience of the Hidden Cloud Village in the Fourth Shinobi World War, which can be called a 'simplified version', is the most powerful example.

Now, here are Karin's words.

This will further deepen this impression.

At least for those small ninja villages, they are willing to believe that there must be something fishy going on between Hidden Light Village and Hidden Stone Village!

In the village of Dainin.

Sunagakure is the type of village that is somewhat 'cautious', as it has not yet recovered the energy it lost in the Third Shinobi World War.

In the Konoha Crush plan, their own ninja village suffered the most casualties.

Maki is now looking at his own ninja village, which is in dire need of rebuilding, and he can't help but sigh in despair. If the relationship between Iwagakure and Hikarigakure is confirmed to be 100%, then as a ninja village that is surrounded, Sunagakure's future will definitely be difficult.

Therefore, the Jonin in charge of the Sunagakure delegation who obtained this information quickly relayed the message back.

Their ninja villages need to make judgments simultaneously.

Of course, the clashes between major powers are often a mix of truth and falsehood, and whether the specific situation will change later depends on each side's strategic planning capabilities and response methods.

This is just an appetizer.

After the arrival of the Sand Village and the Stone Village, the delegation from the Cloud Village also arrived. The Jonin leading the delegation was none other than Tsuchida, an old acquaintance who had come to discuss the peace agreement last time. As a basic courtesy, Menma sent Jun and Karin to greet them. Then, the delegations from various governments dispatched Jonin responsible for their respective departments to make contact, based on their different identities.

The eastern district of Hidden Light Village became even more bustling with the arrival of these delegations from various countries and ninja villages.

And that was after the governments of various countries and the delegations from Shinobi Village had all arrived.

On the last day before the official start of the celebration.

The Konohagakure delegation arrived at Hidden Light Village as if it were a natural grand finale.

The person in the lead was none other than Nara Shikaku, the top strategist of Konoha. Tsunade originally did not want Shikaku to come, since Shikaku had only recently recovered from serious injuries and was still her most trusted confidant.

However, Shikaku insisted on personally attending the founding ceremony of Koukaku Village as a member of the delegation.

After considering it carefully, Tsunade agreed.

After all, when it comes to negotiation, intelligence gathering, and situation assessment, Shikaku is simply in a class of his own.

No one can compare to her.

Even Yamanaka Inoichi, who can be considered a distinguished Konoha Jonin, is far inferior.

The founding ceremony of Hidden Light Village and the succession ceremony of Menma, the first Tenkage, brought together people from various ninja villages, and Konoha was among them.

Even though they were hostile to each other before.

Even a deadly relationship wouldn't affect this point. War is war, and diplomacy is diplomacy; they are two separate matters, which can be considered a tradition in the ninja world.

Whether it's Tsunade or Jiraiya.

They all still hoped to take this opportunity to further investigate Menma and the Hidden Village of Light. Even at this point, they still wondered if there might be another path to choose from. After all, in the history of Konoha, weren't there such vivid examples as the Senju and Uchiha clans?

You know, without that handshake of the century...

There would never be a Konohagakure as we know it today!

If even age-old enemies like the Senju and Uchiha, and life-and-death feuds like Hashirama and Madara, can be resolved, what else is impossible?

Moreover, it's just an alternative; it doesn't require much effort or waste of time, at least that's how Jiraiya and Tsunade see it.

Of course, the reason they made this judgment was...

It all comes down to Naruto.

Based on the traces at the scene and the subsequent developments, Shikaku deduced that Menma did not kill Naruto directly, but most likely imprisoned him. If so, it would mean that Menma still had 'feelings'.

Regardless of other reasons, at least when Shikaku raised the possibility that 'Naruto is not dead,' Jiraiya was the one most willing to believe it.

Only with this possibility can a truly satisfactory ending be achieved.

This is the heartfelt wish of this hero of Konoha.

That is, taking into account other factors.

Otherwise, Jiraiya was planning to come in person, but later decided to give up. Therefore, considering all these factors, Shikaku is the only suitable candidate. It is worth mentioning that there are also some boys and girls in the Konoha delegation who are about the same age as Kurotsuchi.

They were the same group as Menma and Naruto.

This includes Shikamaru, Choza, Kiba, and Sakura.

And there was also Hinata Hyuga, who shouldn't have been in the delegation, but she came to Hidden Light Village with them this time because she was really worried about Naruto's safety. You know, when she learned that Naruto might have died at Menma's hands, Hinata fainted. When she woke up, Hinata was full of regret for helping Naruto leave the village.

He kept blaming himself, feeling that if it weren't for him, Naruto wouldn't have been able to leave the ninja village so easily.

It would be impossible for them to die.

In this respect, Kiba, Choji, and others actually felt similarly, because they were the ones who helped Naruto briefly escape the Anbu's surveillance that day, allowing him to leave the village smoothly. Naruto died because of this, and they all felt somewhat saddened.

Even if they all meant well, the result is what it is.

Hinata was the one who was most affected.

During that period of time.

Hinata seemed to have lost her soul, spending her days in tears and becoming completely disoriented.

She even contemplated suicide at one point.

Therefore, after learning from Ino that Naruto might not be dead, which was relayed by Shikamaru, they...

Hinata instantly made up her mind that she must come to Hidden Light Village in person; she wanted to use her own eyes to confirm whether Naruto was alive or dead.

Just like sesame seeds are to karin.

Naruto is Hinata's only hope and future.

In order to escape, Hinata even threatened to kill herself and told her father without hesitation that if it was to ensure the safety of the Byakugan, she was willing to immediately have the Hyuga clan's strongest sealing technique, the 'Cage Seal,' imprinted on her right now, and become a member of the branch family.

It was also because he was moved by Hinata's strong determination.

And there's also the support from Jiraiya and Tsunade on the other side of the village.

Despite his seemingly cold exterior, Hiashi Hyuga, who actually cared deeply for his daughter, had no choice but to agree.

As for the matter of the caged seal?

Japan would never even mention it.

They simply assigned two more Jonin from the Hyuga clan's branch family as guards to accompany Hinata.

Also present in this delegation was Hyuga Neji, who had been one of Hinata's most important bodyguards since childhood.

Then there are Kakashi, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Might Guy, who is still the most terrifying at this stage, and several other familiar faces are also in this delegation. It can be said that the delegation sent by Konoha Village this time is the main group from the original work in the full sense!

When Menma received the list of Konoha's delegation ahead of everyone else, his pupils subconsciously contracted slightly.

'It turns out they're all old acquaintances...'

He was increasingly unable to understand Konoha's actions, just like he had with Iwagakure before.

After all, how could Menma have imagined that she had already used such ruthless methods and a cold attitude to deal with these people?