Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

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He would not doubt Menma for no reason.

He came here.

It is a clear expression of attitude in itself.

But after actually seeing Menma and having a brief conversation with him, Ōnoki fully understood what kind of personality Menma had.

It cannot be said that there is little hope, but it can be said that it is far from the initial expectations.

Because this is a matter of personal decision-making.

as predicted.

Menma didn't think about it for too long, or even after Oonoki finished speaking.

Menma shook his head and said, "I'm very sorry to disappoint you. I currently have no intention of joining any other ninja village. However, we can have a cooperative relationship, Mr. Tsuchikage."

When I heard the first half of Menma's reply.

Ōnoki's heart also sank.

I thought to myself, "It is indeed so."

He even began to think in his mind about making other plans and ways to deal with Menma, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

This is the half sentence I heard later.

This made Oonoki slightly stunned.

"Partnership? What do you mean by that, Menma-kun?"

Oonoki asked, looking at Menma with interest.

Orochimaru on the side also revealed a meaningful smile, because this posture, this scene, no matter how you look at it, it resembles the meeting he had with Menma in the Forest of Death more than two months ago.

"It means exactly what it says. I invite Lord Tsuchikage to form an alliance with me. The target of this alliance is the Hidden Leaf Village."

Menma said word by word with a faint smile.

Konoha.

Fire Nation.

This is the main reason why the three Ninja World Wars broke out in the past few decades.

Although other ninja villages also attacked each other, in the third war, the Rock Ninja and the Cloud Ninja even fought each other to the point of their brains bursting out.

But in most cases, the other four major ninja villages are still targeting the Land of Fire - Konohagakure Village, which is located in the most prosperous core area of the ninja world.

To say that I am 100% sure.

That must be bullshit.

But Menma believed that as long as there were no major accidents and their goals and interests were consistent, the Third Tsuchikage would definitely be willing to join forces with him.

There are various ways to suppress a contradiction.

But the most direct and effective way is to temporarily replace this contradiction with another bigger contradiction.

And it is the kind of contradiction that can see the dawn of benefits.

Then the previous contradiction can be put aside and forgotten for the time being.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 186 The So-Called 'Alliance' (Part )

Menma is an ultimate realist.

What he believes in now is the exchange of interests.

This is the strongest relationship.

It's not that Menma doesn't trust others, but it depends on the situation. Right now, the only one who Menma can truly trust is Karin. As for the others, let alone whether Menma is willing or not, you have to consider their wishes, right?

Therefore, Menma was very clear that if he simply rejected Ōnoki, it was foreseeable that in the future, the Third Tsuchikage and the huge Iwagakure forces under his command would become one of his biggest enemies.

Kyuubi.

A wild Jinchūriki.

If he were the leader of any ninja village, he would not be able to endure it. As long as he successfully captured and then replaced the jinchūriki, the strength of the ninja village would reach a new level.

No shadow can resist such temptation.

Unless you are not strong enough.

Doesn’t the Iwagakure Village seem to be weak?

This time, Ohnoki was too frank. His answer to the third question just now had already made his attitude clear.

"Together we will fight Konoha?"

Oonoki narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Menma with a thoughtful look.

This was a development that Ohnoki had never imagined before.

I wouldn’t say I didn’t expect it.

Rather, it is from Ōnoki's perspective.

Menma is just a '12-year-old boy.'

From a joint perspective, none of them seem very reliable.

But for some reason, at this moment, seeing Menma's confident look, Oonoki suddenly felt that this might not be an impossible option?

But there is still a big premise here, that is, Ohnoki must see the benefits that his own ninja village can obtain.

To put it bluntly, this Third Tsuchikage is the type who would rather not take action than not take action. But if he does take action, he will not do it until he sees the rabbit.

And join forces to fight against the Hidden Leaf Village.

This seems to have a certain expectation of benefit, but who is Ōnoki? A Tsuchikage who has been in charge of the Iwagakure Village for more than 40 years, what storms and waves has he not seen?

Ohnoki saw through Menma's thoughts almost in an instant. Alliance requires many conditions, but the most basic and important one is that both parties have equal or similar status and common goals or interests.

And now look.

Just because of Konoha.

Ōnoki did not feel that he needed to form an alliance with this Uzumaki Menma. To be frank, Ōnoki did not feel that Menma was qualified to form an alliance with him, as he represented the Iwagakure Village, one of the five major countries.

He has fifteen to sixteen thousand Rock Ninjas under his command.

There are also two tailed beast jinchuriki.

At the moment, Menma is almost alone and cannot fully exert the power of the Nine-Tails, so the two sides are not on the same level.

The previous equal attitude was simply out of Ohnoki's love for talent and the sincerity he wanted to show.

"No, Menma-kun, forget about the alliance. We in the Iwagakure Village don't need allies."

Oonoki placed his hands behind his back, shook his head gently, and spoke calmly.

The meaning can be clearly heard between the lines.

Menma was not in a hurry at all.

"Haha, don't be anxious, Onoki-san. Konoha is of course the most important target, but I have other bargaining chips here. If Onoki-san still doesn't want to form an alliance with us after listening to me, then just pretend that I never said anything, how about that?"

Menma said while looking at Oonoki with a faint smile.

"Huh?"

Ōnoki was stunned for a moment, then he showed an interested look, looked at Menma with a smile, and said with a faint smile: "Then I will listen attentively. I wonder what other bargaining chips Menma-kun has."

This is clearly a change in attitude.

But it is also a matter of course.

The Third Tsuchikage had already made his attitude clear in his answers to the three questions just now.

Menma also understood it very well and didn't care at all.

After laughing.

Menma said directly: "Then this will involve an organization called 'Akatsuki'..."

To put it bluntly.

At this stage, it is impossible for Menma to come up with any bargaining chips.

Contrast the shadow of a village.

In other people's eyes, Menma's only value now is his status as the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, or his bloodline of the Uzumaki clan.

But after all, it was not Uchiha, nor Hyuga.

Sharingan and Byakugan.

This is the strongest bloodline limit recognized in the entire ninja world.

Menma has no way to use these things as bargaining chips, so he can only find another way.

Xiao organization.

Konoha.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Rebellion twelve years ago.

There is also the relationship with other ninja villages.

This is the intelligence bargaining chip that Menma can use, as well as his own willingness to serve as a "blade".

To put it bluntly, although Menma looks very confident, that is mostly just an act.

Unlike Ōnoki's previous invitation, the initiative is with Menma.

Now that Menma has proposed the alliance application himself, the initiative is in Ohnoki's hands. All Menma can do is to present his own conditions as much as possible to convince the Third Tsuchikage.

The probability of success is less than 30%, or even lower.

After all, this is certainly not a complete free-for-all.

But in practical terms, Menma was in a completely disadvantageous position in the negotiations between the two parties.

And with the information being narrated under Menma's intentional control.

Not only was Oonoki's expression on the opposite side gradually becoming solemn.

Orochimaru, who was sitting on the side, also had a strange look in his pupils, and he looked at Menma with a slightly weird look.

Nothing else to say.

The Akatsuki organization.

Menma was able to learn so much information.

This was something Orochimaru had not expected.

Of course, what Orochimaru didn't know was that this was all the result of Menma's own control over what could be said and what could not be said.

I still know how to tell the difference between a normal and a normal person.