Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

The quality of the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja has also declined a lot over the years, and they are completely unworthy of the status of the so-called five major ninja villages.

Menma really doesn't believe that these two major ninja villages dare to cause trouble for Takigakure Village! ?

Aren't you afraid that you will become weaker and be completely removed from the list of the five major ninja villages, or even become the object of covetousness of other ninja villages! ?

Just look at the recent developments in the Hidden Mist Village and you will know.

Even though it seems that a certain amount of troops have been dispatched to the border between the Water Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom.

But it's just for show.

Based on the first-hand information obtained from Orochimaru.

Not only were the number of Mist Ninjas less than a thousand, there were even fewer leading jonin, as if their actions were only taken to cope with the situation.

It would be completely different from going to war with the Hidden Cloud Village.

Menma could almost guess the mentality of the Hidden Mist Village. After all, it involved the Six-tailed Jinchuriki of their own village, and it would be unreasonable not to express their stance. They must be planning to wait until their vitality is restored in the future to really capture the two tailed beasts. Therefore, they absolutely cannot acquiesce and must show an attitude, but it is only limited to an attitude. If they really want to take action, the Hidden Mist Village does not have the confidence and ability now.

Not to mention that they would attack the Hidden Leaf Village.

Menma saw this very clearly.

"Therefore, as I said before, the only two villages we need to be fully alert to are Konoha and Kumogakure. All the preparations we need to make now are also aimed at these two ninja villages."

Menma paused for a moment, then continued.

"Well, since Menma-kun has made arrangements, that's good."

Ajun showed a relieved expression, but at the same time he had a very strange feeling in his heart, especially when he saw his leader Shemu nodding his head in approval, Ajun felt a little annoyed in his heart.

Not because of anything.

It is simply because of the current strategic arrangements and negotiations.

Menma is obviously in control of the entire situation and has the dominant power. It seems that there is nothing strange about it, but don't forget that Shibuki is the leader of the ninja village. Menma should only be qualified to make suggestions, and the decision should be made by Shibuki.

But now it has completely changed.

Even in the Hidden Leaf Village.

It seems that for many decisions, Tsunade has to rely on the wisdom of Nara Shikaku, but the final decision-making power is still in Tsunade's own hands. Shikaku has never really made a decision. This is the difference.

Ajun wanted to say something, but finally he endured it.

The reason is very simple. It seems that only Menma can make the decision on this matter, and Shibuki does not have that ability.

"Hearing what Menma-kun said, I feel a little relieved. Then the next step is to set up basic defenses while searching for the location of the three-tail, right?"

Shibuki seemed to have not noticed anything at all and asked with a slightly relaxed expression.

"Do we need to send more people to participate?"

"That's not necessary. I'll leave this to Orochimaru-san. We shouldn't move rashly here, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble."

Menma shook his head, then continued.

"And we have more important things to do!"

"Something more important?"

Shimu and Ajun were both stunned at first, and then their expressions became serious at the same time.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 264 Target Kusagakure Village!

Chapter 264 Target—The Hidden Grass Village!

Now that Menma has said something more important.

Then this must be at least as important as searching for the Three Tails.

"What is that? Menma-kun!"

Shibuki also subconsciously straightened his body and asked with a slightly stern expression.

"That means attacking the Kusagakure Village! To forcibly annex the Kusagakure Village!"

Menma's eyes flashed, and he spoke in a very cold tone.

"What!?"

"Annihilate the Kusagakure Village!?"

Not to mention Shemu and Ajun.

Even Yu Gao, who was sitting slightly behind Menma, looked shocked at this moment.

The Kusagakure Village is not just any random ninja village. In terms of strength, it can be considered as a rival to the Takigakure Village and the Raingakure Village in the ninja world. The number of its ninjas is nearly three thousand.

Although they were beaten to a pulp by the Iwagakure Village and the Konohagakure Village in the Third Ninja World War, their foundation is still there.

It is not an existence that can be underestimated.

If one of the five major ninja villages wanted to annex the Kusagakure Village, it could indeed do it without external influence, but the Takigakure Village.

"Menma, you are kidding, right? Annexing Kusagakure Village? Just us? Kusagakure Village is not much weaker than our Takigakure Village, and doing so will easily attract the attention of those major ninja villages, right?"

Shibuki said in disbelief.

I originally thought that he was making some special preparations, but I didn't expect Menma to use his ultimate move right from the start.

If they want to annex the Kusagakure Village, what can the Takigakure Village use to annex it?

Isn’t this a fantasy?

Ah Jun also shook his head decisively, with an expression of obvious disapproval on his face.

"I'm not kidding, Shemu-san, Ajun-san, and this is not an idea that I came up with on a whim. I have already started preparing for it last year!"

Menma replied in a very affirmative tone.

Defected from the Hidden Leaf Village.

During the time he stayed at Orochimaru's Ta no Kuni base, Menma had been thinking about which ninja village would be the most appropriate one for him to start with.

The Villages of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Sandagakure, and Mist only passed through Menma's mind for a short time before being abandoned by him.

And the remaining ninja villages.

It is even more impossible to consider the too weak Tangyin Village and Xingyin Village.

The Hidden Rain Village is now under Nagato's control again.

Look around.

The only ones that can be considered are Takigakure Village and Kusagakure Village.

The reason for finally choosing Takigakure Village is not only because it not only has the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki and the Hero's Water, but also because the leader, Shibuki, is a very young and good guy, which is very suitable for Menma's integration and the struggle for future position.

But Kusagakure Village also has corresponding advantages.

For example, in the quality of ninjas.

Over the years, the combat quality of the Grass Ninjas who had often fought was, on average, only one level lower than that of Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, but was on par with the Mist Ninjas and Sand Ninjas. They also had the Box of Elysium, a treasure inherited from the Six Paths Sage!

That is a real weapon of war!

It is definitely comparable to the tailed beasts, and it can even be said that it can suppress powerful beings from the One-Tail to the Seven-Tail. However, the risk is also very high.

It is also based on this point.

After joining Takigakure, Menma still did not give up investigating and infiltrating Kusagakure. Judging from the plot in the original work, this ninja village is not a monolithic entity.

At least it is clearly divided into the "Ninja Village Faction" and the "Ghost Town Faction!"

The former is a regular Kusagakure ninja group headed by the leader of Kusagakure Village, Kisuke Yano, while the latter is a group of forces stationed in Kizuna Castle, led by several major leaders of Kusagakure Village and the Kusagakure ninja Muwei, who is currently the supervisor of Kizuna Castle, the largest prison in the ninja world.

When Menma first considered the Kusagakure Village, he planned to use this point as a starting point to divide the power of the Kusagakure Village, and then control the power of the Kusagakure Village bit by bit, but the difficulty of doing so is obviously very high.

And no matter which side the leader is, he is definitely an old fox, unless there is really no other choice.

Otherwise, Menma would not be willing to play tricks with these old guys.

That's really not Menma's strong point. If he's not careful, he can easily fall into other people's traps. He has to use tricks with people who are not cunning, and fight hard with people who are not strong.

In different situations, choose different strategies when facing different people.

Exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses!

This is the right thing to do.

"Now is the most appropriate time to take action against the Grass Village. I have already made some preliminary contact with the people in the Grass Village..."

Then Menma told Shimu and Ajun in front of him all the preparations he had made over the past six months, no matter how big or small.

He also told Shimu and Ajun all his current plans.

After all, it involves the overall military operations of Takigakure Village.

This is different from a war of annihilation. The goal is to annex the Kusagakure Village, so a large number of troops are needed to restrict the actions of the Kusagakure Ninjas at the necessary moment. No matter how strong Menma, Yutaka and others are, they can only kill more enemies at most, but they are unable to capture them.

It is necessary to dispatch a corresponding number of Taki ninja troops at the time of the confrontation, and naturally it also requires the approval of Shibuki and Ajun.

Secondly, the ninja's combat quality is low. One reason is the problem of training, and the other is the lack of necessary combat.

If the Taki ninjas were to go into war with the Konoha ninjas, the Cloud ninjas, and the Iwa ninjas right from the start, that would be absolutely a disaster!

But Kusanagi is the most suitable candidate.

Mopping-up operations and prisoner warfare can both help improve your combat qualities and skills.

The Kusagakure ninja is the best whetstone for their Takigakure Village!

As Menma continued to introduce and arrange things in depth, the shock on Shemu and Ajun's faces gradually subsided.

Make a decision and then act.

This is a quality that an outstanding leader must possess.

Menma certainly hasn't reached that level yet.

But doing one's best and making arrangements after considering many aspects is what Menma has been working towards.

Just as Menma himself said.

Every step now cannot be wrong.

One wrong step could lead to falling into the endless abyss of hell.

"This is my plan. I can't say the success rate is 100%, but as long as we seize the opportunity and capture the Kusagakure Village before other ninja villages react and intervene, we have a 70% to 80% chance of success!"

Menma paused and said seriously.

I can understand it.

I do think this is an opportune time.

The probability of success is also high.

But to attack a ninja village that was almost the same size as their Takigakure Village, and not just a small fight, but to annex the entire Kusagakure Village in the shortest possible time, Shibuki and Ajun still felt that it was a bit outrageous.

Not to mention that they are now in an uncertain situation where they may be monitored by several major countries at any time and then invaded.

"I still think it's too risky. If our plan is hindered, or if we attract the attention of Konoha, Kumogakure, or Iwagakure in advance, we will easily fall into a very dangerous situation. Think twice, Menma-kun."

Of course the temptation is there.

If it really succeeds.

Even though it would be impossible to win back the hearts of the annexed Grass Ninjas for a while, and there was a high possibility of internal conflicts, at least on the surface, the scale and size of Takigakure Village would directly expand to a level comparable to Sand Village and Mist Village.

At that time, if we add high-end combat forces such as Menma.

Takigakure Village can truly be called the sixth major country.

The leader can be openly called Takikage, so whether the major countries dare to directly declare war on Takigakure Village is a big question mark.

The prospect is undoubtedly very wonderful.

But the premise here is that everything goes well.

If the Kusagakure Village's resistance was stronger, lasted longer, or even if it kept making detours after being defeated and refused to join the Takigakure Village, problems would arise over time.

Once Konoha, Kumogakure or Iwagakure intervene.