The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

It was an attack that I managed to block with great difficulty.

As the sparks burst forth and an incredibly powerful force surged down, the expression on the face of the rooster-haired grass ninja suddenly changed.

The legs trembled violently.

This is clearly a situation where they can no longer hold out.

"Aso, you're still covering for me."

These were the words shouted out in a stern voice.

He wanted his teammates to come and support him immediately.

pity.

The words had barely left his lips.

"Swish"

Menma had already forcefully deflected the Grass Ninja's blocking stance, leaving his vital points wide open. With a twist of his wrist, Menma...

A cold glint appeared.

It pierced straight into the heart of the cockscomb-headed ninja.

"Well!?"

A sharp, agonizing pain spread throughout my body.

"what!!"

A piercing scream was heard.

The feeling of coldness that I experienced in an instant.

Mianma gave a cold laugh.

With a forceful twist of his right hand.

They directly and brutally crushed the heart of this rooster-headed grass ninja.

"Wow!"

The copious amount of blood gushing from his mouth, the complete release of all his strength at that moment, the rapidly darkening vision, and the pervasive chill throughout his body.

"Swish"

With a sudden twitch of the noodle.

The splattered blood.

When the numbness spreads throughout the face and body.

The body of this rooster-haired grass ninja slumped forward limply, and just before his consciousness faded into darkness, he glanced at the location of his comrades, as if trying to figure out why they hadn't come to his aid.

But when he saw that his companion was already lying in a pool of blood, and another 'masturbator' was standing next to him.

A flicker of realization crossed the eyes of this cockscomb-haired grass ninja.

'So we were the prey all along? And foolish prey who willingly delivered themselves to our doorstep?'

After that last self-deprecating thought popped into my head.

"Peng"

The consciousness of this cockscomb-haired grass ninja completely sank into darkness.

There was no life left.

Menma stared at the two dead Grass Ninjas, his pupils showing no change in expression. To him now, his individual strength alone was enough to crush any ordinary Chunin or Genin.

They couldn't even detect their own first shadow clone.

"You should be able to detect my shadow clone, so why didn't you report it to your companions?"

Menma gently wiped the bloodstains from his face, took out the mission scroll for their team from the arms of the Grass Ninja below, and casually put it aside after seeing the character '地' on it. Then, looking at Karin, who seemed to be forcing herself to remain calm but was actually panicking and trembling uncontrollably, he said in a light tone.

"They are not my companions."

After a moment of silence, Karin took a deep breath to calm herself down, then looked up at Menma and said, word by word.

"And you might not believe it, but when I saw you in the first round of the exam, I felt a sense of familiarity with you. At least compared to these two guys, I was more willing to trust you."

"Oh? Just because of my red hair? But I'm not the only one in this exam..."

"No, it has nothing to do with red hair, it's just a simple intuition."

Karin pursed her lips and replied with a very serious expression.

"Just for that reason? You're all Grass Ninja, yet you just sat there watching me kill these two. Aren't you worried about your own situation at all?"

Menma raised an eyebrow, looking at Karin with a hint of doubt, and asked.

This isn't just some pretense on Mianma's part.

Rather, he was well aware of Karin's situation in Kusagakure and knew he would never harm her. In fact, he was willing to offer her some assistance if necessary. But Karin had no reason to know all this. Was it just a pure intuition?

"Do I even have a choice? It's either them or you, and have you ever seen a companion like them?"

Karin gave a bitter smile, revealing her arm, the moment she saw the countless teeth marks on it.

His pockmarked face also hardened.

"I am a sensory ninja, that's true, but I am also a medical ninja, a medical ninja who can heal injuries simply by biting me without any jutsu. They never treated me as a comrade. My mother was 'bitten to death' by them. How can someone like that be a comrade? The worst outcome was that I would die at your hands. I had no choice. If you don't believe me, that's fine too..."

No, I believe you.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 86 Intuition and Choice

"Huh?"

Karin looked at Menma, whose expression had suddenly softened, with a somewhat bewildered expression.

"Hehe, actually I have a similar feeling, which is why I haven't attacked you. My name is Whirlpool Menma, what about you?"

Menma looked at Karin with a calm expression and spoke softly.

"Karin, my name is Karin."

Karin said somewhat timidly.

A situation that suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Karin's little head was a bit slow to catch on.

She was prepared for the red-haired boy in front of her to not believe her at all. After all, this was a logical development. They were from different villages and it was the first time they had met. Most importantly, what she said was completely unfounded and sounded like pure, made-up lies. Who would believe her?

Therefore, Karin finds it quite normal that Menma doesn't trust herself and even tries to harm herself.

Just as she herself said.

She had no other choice.

Karin knew better than anyone how her mother died, and after her mother's tragic death, she endured hellish treatment. She was terrified that she would end up like her mother, forced to give birth to one or even several children whose fathers she didn't even know, and then die a miserable death.

That kind of future is not the future Karin wants.

So she was going to take a gamble here, even though she thought the chances were less than one in ten thousand, she was willing to risk everything.

Now that she's made the right bet, she feels lost and confused.

Huh? Is this what it means to believe in yourself?

Karin felt a sense of unreality deep inside her.

Looking at Karin, who looked completely bewildered and even a little lost.

Mianma smiled gently, his expression becoming much more gentle.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Menma couldn't help but recall the scene he had witnessed 12 years ago when he first came into this world.

"Menma, I'm sorry for putting you in this responsibility, but you're the older brother, and an older brother has to protect his younger brother. You must stay with Naruto, eat well, rest well, and grow up well. Don't follow Jiraiya's bad example. And... and... I'm sorry, Menma, I'm sorry... Naruto... I'm sorry."

The face of that red-haired woman, weeping uncontrollably.

For 12 years.

It has always been etched in Menma's mind.

These were indeed just adoptive parents he had "picked up" in this life. There was no real emotional connection between him and them, but there was no doubt that they had given him his life.

If it really doesn't move you at all.

Mianma is truly a cold-blooded animal.

"Father, Mother, we may not have much affection for each other, but you gave me this life, and I acknowledge your kindness in giving me life. However, the path I choose is destined to be opposite to Naruto's."

Menma took a deep breath, a resolute look appearing in his eyes. He subconsciously reached out his right hand and gently patted Karin's head.

Karin seemed startled by Menma's actions and subconsciously wanted to back down, but she managed to restrain herself in less than a second.

Mianma also noticed this keenly and naturally withdrew his right hand immediately.

"Karin? That's a very nice name. So, Karin, what are your plans for the future? You probably don't want to go back to Kusagakure, do you?"

Menma looked at Karin in front of her. Although she already had a plan in mind, she still wanted to ask Karin what her thoughts were.

"Me? I don't know either. I've lived in Kusagakure since I was born. My mother has been gone for several years. I don't know where I can go."

Karin was also taken aback when she heard Menma's question.

Then a bitter expression appeared on his face.

For Karin, who is only 12 years old, she really has no idea where her future lies.

"That.."

"Can I follow you? I'd be very useful to Konoha. Just like I said before, I'm a sensory ninja and a medical ninja. If I talk to the people in your village, I should be able to join Konoha, right?"

Before Menma could even speak, Karin seemed to suddenly remember something. Her eyes lit up, and she looked up at Menma with a hopeful expression, asking, "What's going on?"

Menma was also momentarily stunned when she heard Karin's words.

He hadn't expected Karin to be so thorough. This wasn't a matter of trust anymore; she was completely handing everything over to him.