Naruto, Uzumaki Menma, just wants to conquer the world

He chose the resources that were most difficult to obtain and targeted the rarest resources.

On the surface, he appears sunny and cheerful, but he actually has a lot of minor flaws and is greedy for money and lustful. In fact, no one can see through the deep and terrifying darkness in his heart.

Maslow's basic needs: physiological needs → safety needs → love and belonging → esteem → self-actualization.

But this level of needs is just the law of development of the human subconscious mind. It just means that what people don’t realize is silently pushing them.

People also have another conscious, active and clear need, which is the "need advantage" in Maslow's theory.

Dominant needs are those needs that determine a person's behavior with the greatest strength and intensity.

When a person's self-realization needs to have absolute advantage, when he has very strong power and desire intensity, he will spontaneously pursue self-realization, and fear will disappear.

Just like a musician has to compose music, a painter has to paint, a poet has to write poetry, and so on.

Their need for this is too strong, otherwise they cannot calm down. These are people who need to realize their superior self.

Such people try their best to realize their potential, just like the admonition that Menma remembers: "Be yourself."

That's just who they are.

Menma is also such a person.

Those vulgar desires that are usually expressed are nothing but a disguise to hide the real desires, just a trick to conceal the dark nature.

He is a paranoid lunatic who walks a twisted and insane path.

The darkest madness, the darkest depth, using any means to achieve the goal.

003 Ino: Shuu Sazuki in the open, Menma in the dark?

Namikaze Naruko and Uzumaki Menma, although these two are siblings (or brother and sister?) and go to the same school, it is quite interesting that they have never met each other, not even once.

Menma and Naruko don't go to school every day, and their school hours are deliberately staggered, which they may not even realize.

However, the simple courses at the Ninja School seemed to be no problem for either of them.

It’s just that Menma often skips classes during exams in order to perfect his “mischievous” personality.

In this taijutsu sparring test, Satsuki was defeated by Naruko.

"Tsk, compared to that guy, I'm far behind."

Unconvinced, Satsuki complained in a low voice, turned around and walked away, followed by everyone praising Naruko.

"Ms. Naruko, you are amazing!"

"As expected of the princess of Konoha..."

In response to this, Naruko could only politely respond to everyone's crowd with a business smile.

"thanks, thanks."

Her elegant temperament and dazzling blonde hair are inherited from her father, Minato Namikaze, and her beautiful appearance is inherited from her mother, Kushina Uzumaki.

Just like the poem Menma once recited, "When I bloom, all other flowers die", any woman would seem dim in the light of this girl.

In front of her, Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino were just flowers bathing in the sun. Cherry blossoms and cosmos can only become dazzling with the help of the sun...

Uchiha Satsuki dressed as a man is like the soft and bright moon under the night sky, which can never be compared with the sun that illuminates everything.

It's not just women, the same situation applies to men as well.

Compared to Menma, any man would pale in comparison...

The only one who seemed to be able to rival Naruko was the boy who also had a strong presence.

Although no one mentioned Menma, everyone was secretly looking forward to what the meeting between the boy and Miss Naruko would be like.

It was soon time for the lunch break, and Naruko was finally able to get away from the crowd. She was in the corridor looking at the ranking of the last written test posted on the wall, her eyes fixed on the first place: Uzumaki Menma.

When a ninja mobilizes chakra to amplify the five senses, his hearing becomes extremely sharp. A first-rate ninja can make this skill, which requires active activation, become part of the body's reaction.

Therefore, what Satsuki said before was naturally heard clearly by Naruko, and...this was not the first time she heard Satsuki say this. This sentence seemed to have become a thorn that was rooted in her heart.

Menma Uzumaki, this was not the first time she had heard the name, she knew he was her classmate, but she had never seen him before.

The ninja school class exam rankings were announced, and most of the time, the first place on the transcript alternated between Namikaze Naruko and Uchiha Satsuki, while Uzumaki Menma always ended up at the bottom with zero points due to missing exams or handing in a blank paper.

However, there were always a few times when that name would suddenly come to the forefront, making Naruko feel incomprehensible.

"Could it be that this guy is actually very powerful?" She murmured in a very low voice.

It's not like Naruko hadn't asked about this guy at school, but his reputation was hard to describe.

Some people say he is a "born monster" and "the reincarnation of a monster", while others say he is a "bastard who does all kinds of evil."

Classmate A: "Monster, scum, trash..." (PS: He was beaten by Naruto a few days ago)

Sakura: "Miss Naruko, don't care about that kind of guy!"

Just like this, almost no one would speak up for Menma.

However, there were some strange responses.

Zuo Yue: "Humph, there is no way you can defeat that guy."

When she said this, it felt like she was showing off something of hers, with the corners of her mouth raised, looking extremely proud.

Or maybe it was this weird reaction.

Ino: "Ah, ah, ah? Are you asking me?"

She looked around, hesitating like a guilty thief, and ultimately did not give a clear answer.

So, in Naruko's eyes, Menma became such an existence: unobservable, indescribable, unlookable, and ineffable.

The Third Hokage was accustomed to Menma's skipping classes and turned a blind eye to it. He even liked Menma's habit because it saved him the trouble of having to find excuses to get him away.

As long as he uses the crystal ball to check Menma's movements, he can adjust Naruko's schedule.

Now, he is also using the crystal ball to observe Menma's behavior: while Naruko is at school, Menma goes out to pick a fight again.

Using the excuse of "encountering injustice and helping others with swords", he beat up a young ninja from the Yamanaka clan.

At the end of the battle, he still said this harshly: "There is no two suns in the sky. There is only one person in Konoha who can bully others, and that is me!"

"The third-generation old man must be the singing girl. If he comes before me, I dare to take off his hood!"

The layman sees the excitement, while the expert sees the details. Sarutobi Hiruzen saw something in Menma: his physical style has the shadow of a strong man from the Warring States Period.

Young people may not be able to see it, but people like Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, who were born at the end of the Warring States Period, grew up at the beginning of the village, and witnessed the skills of countless strong men, can tell the difference.

The fighting style of the older generation is different from that of the new generation. Even if they are from the same family, have the same lineage of teachers, and have similar moves, their styles can be very different.

Take Uchiha as an example: Uchiha Madara has completely different fighting styles from Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi.

Madara's taijutsu is wide-open and airtight, free and elegant. In comparison, Itachi and Shisui's taijutsu is more like that of an assassin.

Take the lineage of Naruto’s teachers as an example: although both are Flying Thunder God, Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze have different styles.

Tobirama's physical skills are agile and fierce, yet domineering. He can accurately control chakra to release strange power, which he can do easily, making Minato appear much weaker.

Both Hashirama and Hiruzen in his prime are octagonal ninja warriors with all eight stats full, but can Hiruzen defeat Hashirama?

Hiruzen's strength 10 at his peak is only 10, Hashirama's strength 10 is Tsunade's super strength 10, and all of Tsunade's active skills and ultimate moves are Hashirama's passive skills.

All in all, the styles of Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Uchiha Madara are actually the same.

According to Menma's analysis of the battle cases of powerful warriors in the past recorded by the Nine-Tails,

1. The strong men of the Warring States Period were raised through high-intensity wars: the pressure of survival was extremely great, and they could not tolerate any mistakes or shortcomings. If they had weaknesses, bad luck, or too many mistakes, they would die.

The result is: the average lifespan of ninjas is extremely short and the mortality rate is extremely high, but those who survive are all monsters, and those who can become the strongest among many strong ones are even more monsters among monsters.

For example: Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, and the first and second generation Kage of other ninja villages of the same period as them.

What are these second-generation Kages like? The founder of puppetry, the inventor of dust escape, the creator of lightning escape armor.

Hashirama was able to suppress these powerful men and was known as the "strongest ninja". This was his strength.

The obvious characteristics of these strong men are: no weaknesses, battle-hardened, rich experience, and they will not be surprised by any situation.

Even without intelligence, they will remain calm.

They are also more calm when facing death.

During the Third Ninja World War, Namikaze Minato could be regarded as the "strongest ninja in the ninja world". In the final analysis, everyone's level had generally begun to decline.

To put it bluntly: remove Minato and ask Tobirama to come over, and he can still be called the strongest in this version.

At least that's the case in Menma's eyes.

2. The strong men in the Ninja Village era were raised through mercenary missions: the mortality rate of missions in peacetime is lower, providing room for growth, and then launching a major war after a period of time.

The result is that the number of ninjas has increased, and the number of ninjas today is at least ten times that of ninjas in the Warring States period.

However, as the pressure of survival decreased, the number of strong people involved gradually decreased, and some of them had already begun to lose experience in the world.

For example: When Hashirama saw the Six Paths ability of the Rinnegan, he would only exclaim "What a novel move", Tobirama was able to calmly analyze the Truth-Seeking Ball, and when Madara saw the Steam of Death with the Eight Gates fully opened, he just smiled and praised.

There were so many strange abilities in their time that they were already accustomed to them. They themselves were even the pioneers of "weird abilities".

However, the strong ones who came after him were becoming weaker and weaker.

The three generations of shadows that connect the previous and the next are like a horizontal dividing line. After the third generation, the problem of "not seeing the world enough" began to emerge.

There are more and more strong people with a specialization that is biased towards one specialty. Their shortcomings are becoming more and more obvious, and their knowledge is becoming less and less. What's more serious is that they can be surprised for a long time when they see a kaleidoscope of "black flames".

The fifty-year-old Jiraiya might still be able to deal with Amaterasu calmly, but what about younger strong men? What about the future?

All that can be said is that the death rate of ninjas has decreased, making it easier for these people to survive, which is not necessarily a bad thing in Menma's opinion.

This would seem unpleasant from a God’s perspective, but people who actually live in this world hope that this is a world where “the weak can also live happily.”

Whether it is the Third Hokage or the Third Tsuchikage next door, they both have a basic judgment on the inheritance of the Kage position in future generations.

As time goes by, there will be a scene in about twenty years where an elite jonin will be promoted to kage, but it is not known in which ninja village this will happen first.

Menma has analyzed the essence of this phenomenon: After all, ninjutsu is not an industrial technology, it is not the kind of thing that is recorded openly and then made available for everyone to read and browse according to copyright regulations, but rather it is knowledge in an ivory tower.

Capitalism and market economy are too advanced for this world. To put it bluntly, The Book of Lord Shang and The Prince can sweep the world.

Ninjas were originally a family monopoly, and ninjutsu was passed down within the family or between master and apprentice.

Every household has different ninjutsu, so in the Warring States Period, the Sharingan was a trump card skill to be learned.

Ninja schools only appeared in the Ninja Village era. Ninja schools only taught the three body techniques and theoretical and tactical knowledge, which was more like laying the foundation.

But if you want to learn ninjutsu well, there are only two choices: either go home or find a good master outside.

Ninja school provides a path: if you graduate successfully from Ninja school, the Hokage will give you a free jonin mentor, or even an elite jonin mentor, who can teach you a lot.

Even his connections can allow you to get to know other jonin and introduce you to learn a few skills from other masters.

Therefore, with this closed inheritance model, powerful moves can easily become extinct, just like the unique skills of martial arts sects.

Everyone would rather this trick disappear from the world than give it away for free to teach outsiders, right?

But is there any solution at present?

To put it bluntly, even if you, the Hokage, put a knife on the necks of other families and force them to use their ninjutsu, you can establish a unified education system for the ninja village.

The result is most likely to be that every family will move away collectively, run away, and at worst go to other ninja villages, other countries, or work for other nobles.

So, Menma has already thought of a plan: That's right, when I reach the maximum level and possess the power of an absolute individual, I will put a knife to your neck.

Anyone who doesn't hand it over will be slaughtered! My sword is so sharp!

Hashirama is merciful and will not kill you. He will talk to you reasonably.

Madara is kind and will explain things to you before killing you.

I am cruel and ruthless. I will not reason with you. If I am unhappy, I will target you and kill all ten of your clans.

Time goes back to the present. This time, even though Menma was fighting with a Genin from the Yamanaka clan and beat him up severely, this did not prevent the young lady from the Yamanaka family from turning her elbow outward.

During the lunch break, Ino, who usually stayed at school and was active in a small group of girls, was alone today.

Moreover, she was sneaking around and acting furtively, as if she was about to do something shameful.

However, the more you fear something, the more it will come to pass. As soon as Ino walked to the school gate, she met her archenemy.

"Hey, Ino!" Sakura's voice came from behind her, and her slender hand patted her shoulder, "Where are you going!"

Ino was startled by Sakura's sudden appearance and turned around immediately, "Ah, no! I..."

By chance, Ino saw Satsuki's figure, and her brain worked quickly and she quickly came up with a solution.