The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

Once Menma's consciousness fully returned to the real world, the thought of finally being able to leave this disgusting village made the corners of her mouth involuntarily turn up slightly.

The timeline has been set.

The destination has been decided.

All you need to do now is wait.

Moreover, through this battle, Menma gained a clearer and deeper understanding of the Nine-Tails' chakra, and seemed to vaguely feel that his personal strength had also made a breakthrough.

The transformation of a Jinchūriki's body by the Tailed Beast's chakra is subtle and gradual.

'Well, now all I need to do is relax and be a spectator.'

Looking in the direction Orochimaru had gone.

Menma smiled slightly, and then, with a leap, he returned the way he came.

The battle with Orochimaru and the subsequent conversation only took Menma a few tens of minutes. By the time Menma returned to the area where Orochimaru had toyed with Naruto and Sasuke, the two unconscious figures had already disappeared.

Mianma was not surprised. He spread out his senses and carefully investigated.

Is it at the eight o'clock position?

The surface texture also pinpointed the exact location.

With a burst of chakra from the soles of his feet, he sped away.

"Who goes there!?"

Menma didn't deliberately hide his presence and had just arrived at the nearest point.

It's located outside a tree hole.

Sakura, who was already feeling a bit uneasy, instantly became alert, her whole body on guard.

But only a second later.

The moment I saw Menma's figure.

"It's me, Sakura."

A look of joy appeared on Sakura's face.

"Menma-kun!"

The previous battle had truly given Sakura a huge psychological shock. Orochimaru's strength, and the subsequent sight of Sasuke and Naruto falling into a coma, all cast a dark shadow over Sakura's heart.

As they managed to move the two people into what appeared to be a relatively safe tree hollow.

Sakura was constantly filled with fear and anxiety.

They were afraid of encountering an even stronger enemy.

For a moment, Sakura was truly desperate and regretted that she should have given up decisively before the assessment and let Menma, Naruto, and Sasuke go together. If that had happened, the outcome might have been different.

Now, at the moment I see the face.

The joy in my heart is self-evident, and there is a feeling of relief.

As long as there's noodles, then all problems cease to be problems.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 93 Reunion

However, it only lasted for a few seconds.

Sakura immediately tensed up, holding a kunai in one hand and adopting a defensive posture.

"You really are Menma!?"

After all, it wasn't like when she had just graduated. After nearly half a year of training, even Sakura had grown to a certain extent mentally. This was the Chunin Exams venue, and it was unclear whether the people who came here were enemies or allies.

During this period, Kakashi saw Sakura's talent for chakra control and intended to guide her towards developing genjutsu or medical ninja skills. However, there wasn't enough time, and Kakashi wasn't an expert in either area. At most, he taught Sakura some basic knowledge.

Sakura is still in the early stages of learning, and she can't tell whether the person in front of her is the real Menma. Sakura is now on high alert.

"Huh? Of course I'm the one who's freaked out, Sakura. Do you remember that extra income I gave you?"

After a moment of surprise, Mianma reacted and blurted out information that only a few people in their team knew.

Upon hearing Menma's words.

Sakura finally relaxed, her face showing signs of tears, and said, "Menma, it really is you, Naruto and Sasuke, they all..."

"Hmm, it's alright, Sakura. Naruto and Sasuke are just unconscious. They should wake up in a while, so don't worry. Tell me what happened first. Did you encounter any enemies?"

Menma strode over to Naruto and Sasuke's side, pretended to check them over, and then frowned as he looked at Sakura and asked.

"Well, here's the thing, Mianma..."

After all, Menma still holds a certain level of prestige within Team 7. This is a result of Menma's decisiveness and strength during numerous missions over the past six months. Not to mention Sakura, even Naruto and Sasuke often subconsciously obey Menma's orders.

In the current situation.

Menma's arrival greatly alleviated Sakura's panic and anxiety. As Sakura gradually calmed down, she told Menma about their encounter with Orochimaru, although they were temporarily separated afterward.

A portion of the content is missing.

Sakura only said that when she found Naruto and Sasuke again, the two were already unconscious, and there was a strange thing on Sasuke's neck.

"I see. This symbol must be some kind of special sealing technique. I can't figure out what it is. I'll have Kakashi-sensei take a look after we pass this test."

While listening, Menma pretended to think for a moment before nodding and speaking.

"Hmm."

Sakura, who had been at a loss and filled with fear, was completely relieved after Menma arrived. As long as Menma was by her side, she didn't need to worry about any more problems. Naturally, she would do whatever Menma said.

"You stay here and guard those two. I'll go set up some traps around here and go find some food. Don't worry, everything will be fine, whether it's Naruto and Sasuke or the exam."

Menma looked at Haruno Sakura and said softly.

"Yes, I understand, Mianma."

Sakura nodded in agreement.

Then.

With a leap, Mianma left the spot.

Sakura returned to the tree hollow to watch over Naruto and Sasuke, who were still unconscious.

Not to mention Mianma and the others who were temporarily stopped in one side of the Death Forest.

The 21 teams of ninjas from different villages who entered the largest and most unique training ground in Konoha Village engaged in the most brutal battles on the first day.

After all, the second round of assessment requires each team to collect all the Heaven and Earth Scrolls in order to pass.

Although there is now an additional small team, Mianma, operating independently.

However, in such a vast Death Forest, there are only 11 Heaven Scrolls and 11 Earth Scrolls. Even if everything is just a coincidence, only 11 teams can pass the second round of assessment. In reality, the number of teams that can ultimately pass the assessment is definitely less than that.

In the original story, 26 teams entered the second round of assessments, but only six teams were able to successfully complete the assessments.

The pass rate was less than a quarter.

This life is clearly no exception.

The hustle and bustle of the outside world, the battles between various ninjas.

Menma didn't care at all. For him, the real purpose of participating in this Chunin Exam had already been achieved. From now on, he just needed to follow the established 'script'.

Just as Menma had predicted.

Naruto regained consciousness before Sasuke after being unconscious for several hours. The moment he opened his eyes, after his initial confusion, Naruto immediately sprang to his feet.

The fighting stance that was directly adopted.

And only a second later.

"You're awake, Naruto."

Upon hearing a clear voice and seeing Menma's familiar figure, Naruto's tense body finally relaxed completely.

"It's Menma! When did you find us? Oh? And where's Sakura?"

Naruto exhaled a breath of stale air, looked at Menma with a smile, and asked.

"Sakura's outside preparing food. How are you feeling?"

Menma gestured to Sakura, who was setting up a pot and starting a fire outside, and said with a faint smile.

"Me? The back of my head still hurts a little, but otherwise I'm fine. Oh? By the way, were you the one who repelled that creepy, terrifying grass ninja? Menma."

Hearing Mianma's words.

Naruto finally seemed to feel the pain, touching the back of his head where he had been hit hard earlier, and grimacing slightly.

Then, as if remembering something, he widened his eyes and stared directly at Menma.

"No, I didn't see the Grass Ninja who defeated you two. When I found you, you were both unconscious. Sakura told me about that Grass Ninja, but your scrolls weren't taken."

Mianma shook his head and said.

"Is that so? Then what exactly was this Grass Ninja's intention? In the end, they actually let Sasuke and me go? I don't understand."

Naruto also frowned, a look of confusion on his face.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it now. We can just tell Kakashi-sensei later. The most important thing right now is for you two to get well and pass the second round of assessments."

Mianma said softly.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 94 What to do when your child gets arrogant?

"Yes, you're right, noodles are numbing."

After a moment of surprise, Naruto nodded slightly and said.

At that moment, Sakura outside noticed that Naruto had woken up. With a look of joy, she carried a bowl of fish soup over.

Sakura thought that since Naruto had already regained consciousness, Sasuke should be close to it as well.