Naruto, Uzumaki Menma, just wants to conquer the world

Ninjas from the Ninja Village? They have a strong sense of "partnership".

The beautiful General Esdeath is now reporting to His Majesty the Emperor in the court!

"The criminals in the imperial capital are now in your hands. Eliminate them and recover their imperial tools. This is your mission."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Unknowingly, the war between the Imperial Army and the Revolutionary Army has plunged half of the empire into turmoil.

Next is the battle report from other imperial generals to His Majesty the Emperor:

"The knife enters the nest, kills everything, clears the field and burns it, and must kill people."

"Wash and burn everything thoroughly, leaving nothing behind to avoid bandit trouble."

"We captured 210 old thieves alive. Every time we captured one, we would cut open his stomach, peel off his skin and hang it on a tree. Everyone who saw this was terrified."

"Each battalion captured 134 rebels alive. It would not be a shame to just behead them. They will all be ordered to gouge out their eyes and be tortured to death."

"It is better to kill as many people as possible to conquer a city, but you must not be merciful and make mistakes."

Those who don’t know might think that it was about killing the external “barbarians”.

But in Uzumaki Menma's eyes, this is exactly the characteristic of a powerful empire: fierce to the outside world and brutal to the inside.

What kind of thing is this? It looks cowardly but is actually ruthless. How can it be called an empire?

Cruel both internally and externally, this is the true face of the empire.

To the outside world, it is just as what is said among the people:

There were many killings, some piling up corpses into mountains, some pulling out intestines and tying them to trees, some frying meat to get the fat, some burning people with fire for fun, and some even cutting open fetuses and cutting them into two pieces to comply with the order.

Wherever there were gold and silver mines, officials were posted to supervise the people in mining; in the mountains and forests, the people were forced to look for ivory and rhino horns.

On the seashore, people were ordered to go into the sea to collect pearls.

As for local specialties such as pepper and spices, they were also required to pay tribute.

Rare animals and birds such as deer, elephants, turtles, birds, monkeys, snakes, etc. were all plundered and brought back to the empire.

They plotted conquests at home and promoted a righteous army abroad, setting up counties. Not only did they plunder goods and treasures, but they also harmed the people. They were truly cruel and bandit!

At the same time, because of Esdeath's, this is a full meeting of the night raid:

Even Main, who was in solitary confinement, was asked to participate.

Therefore, all the members are present: Najta, Akame, Mine, Brand, Leone, Hill, Lubbock...

Mine: "That guy will collect Teigu for us? Is he that kind?"

Leone joked, "Well, Myne, don't be so hostile to him! He is a nice guy."

"Leone, you are the one, right? You believed him so easily! You know, he protected the villain who was not even a human being (referring to Alia whose whole family had died), so how could he be a good person?"

Maine's words left Leone speechless.

only......

It's strange, why do I always smell some jealousy?

Hill, who usually doesn't express his opinions and is immersed in carrying out assassination missions, actually said cautiously: "I think what Main said is right."

Akame, who usually eats, now nods while eating, her mouth full, and she mumbles incoherently: "He's a dangerous guy."

Brand's face was full of confusion because he had been out on missions these days and had just returned.

He exchanged views with Lubbock beside him and found out what had happened.

"Oh, so that's how it is."

Therefore, based on his trust in his partners, Brand also expressed opinions similar to those of the "majority of people".

Those who trust Menma are: Leone...

Those who reject Menma are: Akame, Myne, Brand, Hill, Lubbock...

But Leone's momentum was such that he was not inferior even when facing a large number of people alone.

The noisy situation gave Nadezhda a headache.

5 to 1. It was already difficult to win over the boy. They were so hostile to each other internally. And then there was the return of Esdeath...

For some reason, a bold and illogical idea suddenly came into Nadezhda's mind.

Seductive!

Nadezhda shook her head sharply.

That's impossible. He shouldn't be short of women.

but......

Now this situation...

Should we try our best to save the situation?

At night, two figures quickly shuttled through the forest.

These are Menma and Leone, they are heading to the night raid base, and Leone is in beast form.

Wild beasts have a stronger wildness than humans, and this wildness can sense danger more keenly.

This is an irrational instinct.

Leone can be more certain of his power when he enters his Teigu Beast form.

What does that smell like?

bloody......

It does not contain murderous intent or hostility.

However, one can feel that he has killed many lives with his own hands.

No matter how hard Leone tried to speed up, Menma could always keep up with him.

Leone asked in a teasing tone, "Is it really okay to leave those kids there alone?"

"I can't protect them forever. They should be able to be independent."

This was Menma's answer.

It can be described as heartless and indifferent.

but.....

Does he really not care?

not necessarily.

Although he said it so resolutely, his heart is not necessarily what it seems on the surface. The boy's protection of them can be described as "spoiling children."

Leone couldn't find any fault with what the boy said. Rather, she felt that what he said was correct, so she ended the topic for now.

Next topic:

"Come to think of it, the lovely beautiful girl Akahime-chan seems to have a strong hostility towards you."

"Did you do something to upset Akame-chan?"

"So is Maine, so is Hill, so is Lubbock..."

"How on earth did you do that?"

"If Brand and the others come back, you will probably offend them all, right?"

The boy stopped.

Leone also braked in time and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"I think I should go back." Menma walked in the opposite direction and said, "According to what you said, if I go there, I will be walking into a tiger's mouth. They must have set a trap for me, right?"

Leone hurried over to explain:

"Ah, I was just kidding!"

"If Akame saw you, she would definitely be very happy, hahaha!"

"Yeah, everyone gets along well!"

Without waiting for the boy to answer, she put her hand on his shoulder and led him back in the right direction.

Then, she simply pressed on his back, the elastic touch pressed against his back, and the strong feminine scent of the beastly elder sister hit his nose.

What effect did this seductive gesture have on him?

A Sigma man will never fall into a woman's trap.

Just like that, Leone hung on the boy's back and was dragged by him.

"Then again, aren't you very strong? Weren't you very arrogant last time?"

“A gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall.”

"Are you afraid too?"

Fear, these two words stirred his nerves and seemed to trigger his PTSD, although his expression and posture did not show it.

Is he really afraid?

The red flag rolls up the serf's halberd, the black hand holds high the overlord's whip, because of the sacrifices we make, we have great ambitions and dare to change the sun and the moon into a new sky.

Afraid? If I were afraid, I wouldn't have rebelled!

"No one is sure of victory in a fight. Beast Chess is just a child's game."

Leone shook his head helplessly, knowing that his way of asking was wrong and he should change the way.

"What do you think of Akatomi's strength? Pretty impressive, right?"

"Yeah, much better than you."

"You little brat."

Leone gritted his teeth, but could do nothing about it.

I can't argue with it, no matter how hard I try, I can't think of any rebuttal.

Thinking back to past failures...

Every time we have an argument, I end up sulking myself.

It’s not cost-effective no matter how you think about it.

As time went by, Leone had nothing to do, so he turned his attention to the sword on his back.

Leone reached for the hilt of the sword and pulled it out partially to look at it. The sharp cold light was even more conspicuous at night.

As expected, he is good at using swords?

Not long after, her brain, which was neither too smart nor too stupid, came up with a good idea.

With the corners of her mouth raised, she leaned close to the boy's ear, blew gently, and said in a seductive voice: "If you join me, I will get you a sword emperor."

What a swordsman cares most about is his weapon. No swordsman can resist this temptation, in Leone's opinion.

However, Leone's judgment was wrong...

Menma refused, "No, I don't need any help."

He is not a swordsman.

He also doesn't care about weapons.

His ambition is more than just something that can be satisfied by "one imperial weapon".

The reason why Leone did all this was simply because of the boss's order: no matter what, he must join our side.

"Hey, why are you so against night raids? Our goals are obviously the same, right?"

“No offense.”

"Then why did you..."

"I am walking on a single-plank bridge. I just happen to be walking in the same direction as you. Forming an alliance does not mean that I am joining you."

Menma put Leona down, as if he had a premonition of something.