Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

Kirabi's move.

He was able to single-handedly withstand the attacks of Yellow Earth and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, which was the key to stabilizing the Cloud Ninja defense line.

Otherwise, even the Cloud Ninjas would probably have to pay a heavier price.

Rao is so.

In the northern war.

The Rock Ninja still has a certain degree of advantage.

But it is inevitable that it has entered a stalemate.

This is also a very common situation in wars between ninja villages. As long as it is not the kind of battle that can lead to an overwhelming victory, the occupation will last for a long time until the attacking side, or both sides can no longer hold on, or feel that it is meaningless.

The same thing happened when Menma led the Taki ninja in a surprise attack on the Cloud ninja.

Menma was unable to defeat the Fourth Raikage head-on.

If the consumption between them is at an equal level.

Even if the Cloud Ninjas have to pay a higher price.

It would be impossible for any battle to end quickly. Only after the fighting reached a certain point would Menma be forced to retreat. Even if he temporarily won a suppressive victory, as long as he could not achieve a complete defeat, the Fourth Raikage would be able to lead the remaining troops to retreat calmly, and then continue to dispatch troops to the front line, and then join up with the Konoha troops to crush them.

By that time, it would be Menma's side that would be defeated.

Such battles have appeared countless times in the history of the ninja world. The most classic one was an almost instantaneous defeat in which Menma and Naruto's father, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, faced the Rock Ninja troops led by Toushi. He relied on his own strength and the BUG advantage of the Flying Thunder God Technique to annihilate the invading elite Rock Ninja troops in a flash.

If Minato couldn't do this at that time.

If the Iwagakure ninja troops led by Toushito can gain a foothold, the Iwagakure Village will surely send reinforcements continuously in the future. By that time, it will be another protracted battle.

Now, the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village have entered into a regular, white-hot battle. The final outcome will depend on the decisions of the shadows of both sides and the specific situation on the battlefield.

The ninja villages of various countries are still very concerned about the outcome of this battle.

Because the victory of different ninja villages will bring different impacts, especially for Konohagakure Village.

The sudden stance of the Iwagakure Village brought great pressure to Konoha.

Although there is no clear evidence yet.

Ohnoki did not make an official announcement.

But some clues can still be found, especially the investigators learned that the Kizuna Castle, which was originally the "World Prison", is now garrisoned by the Iwagakure ninjas, who are cooperating with the Iwagakure ninjas in their attack on the Hidden Cloud Village.

The answer is as obvious as lice on a bald head.

It is also based on this point.

Tsunade immediately dispatched personnel to strengthen the connection with the Hidden Mist Village. Since Menma was able to lead the Taki Ninja to attack and defeat the Cloud Ninja troops led by the Fourth Raikage himself, including the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, then their Konohagakure Village troops might also suffer a defeat.

This is not a question of confidence or not.

Rather, it is a realistic issue that must be considered objectively.

You have to know that Tsunade was very afraid of the three Jinchuriki of Menma from the beginning, otherwise she would not have insisted on bringing the Cloud Ninja and the Mist Ninja together. Now she has proved this through a battle.

It is even more impossible for Tsunade to let her own ninja village fight alone.

Even if Jiraiya is stronger than the Fourth Raikage, he is not strong enough to crush him. His own village does not have a Jinchūriki yet. One Uzumaki Menma may not be able to defeat Jiraiya, but what if the Six-Tails Jinchūriki or even the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki is added? ?

Tsunade had to consider the worst-case scenario.

Of course, this is also based on the fact that Tsunade does not know that there is a monster in her own ninja village who can activate the unparalleled mode and sweep the entire field at the cost of his life.

Therefore, she must be fully prepared.

The correct approach is to stabilize the Hidden Mist Village, then try to win over the Hidden Sand Village, and it would be best if you could find a way to divide the Hidden Rock Village.

Neither the Hidden Mist Village nor the Hidden Sand Village gave a clear answer.

The Mist Ninja troops are indeed still under the leadership of Mei Terumi and Ao, and have temporarily joined up with Konoha's front-line troops, but if they continue to advance, there will obviously be a big question mark, not to mention the Sand Ninjas.

As the shadow of a village, Maki must take all changes in the situation into consideration.

It is impossible to act rashly just because you see the benefits.

Unlike Rasa, Maki now almost always consults Ebizo and Chiyo, the two elders of the Sand Village, whenever he encounters any problem.

These two elders were the pillars of the Sand Village when they were young, and now they play a role similar to that of a stabilizing force. Maki was able to ascend to the position of the Fifth Kazekage with the recognition and support of the two elders.

As for the situation regarding the Taki and Kusanagi Village forces led by Menma Uzumaki.

Chiyo and Ebizo's opinions can be summed up in one word: 'wait'!

Their Sand Village is too weak and too poor. After repeated defeats, it is now difficult for them to recover to its peak, and even stopping the decline seems very difficult. You should know that the number of ninjas in their Sand Village is only over 10,000. This alone is enough to prove how weak their Sand Village is.

And the current situation in the ninja world is so complicated.

It’s true that Takigakure Village is a little far away.

But the Kusagakure Village is right next door, and there is the Iwagakure Village in the northernmost part. Over the years, there have been hundreds of major and minor wars at the fortress set up by their own ninja village in the northernmost area. That is the northern gate of their Sand Village.

If you really want to take action, you have to consider the reality.

God knows whether they will counterattack and launch a second encirclement and suppression.

Will the Hidden Mist Village come to support them? Or will Konoha come to support them?

Chiyo and Ebizo don't believe this, and so does Maki. After all, their Sand Village is barely able to protect itself, so why are they still thinking of attacking?

That's a dream!

In a word, unless he is more than 80% to 90% sure, and the benefits are tangible and visible, otherwise, Maki, the Fifth Kazekage, will 100% obey the instructions of Chiyo and Ebizo, and no Sand Ninja will set foot on a territory that he should not go to.

What they, the Sand Village, need to do now is to suppress their restless hearts.

The failure of two consecutive wars and the deaths of two consecutive Kazekage were enough to sound the highest level of alarm in the Sand Village.

They cannot take a single wrong step now, as the margin for error left for them in the Sand Village is already very low.

Therefore, Maki chose to respond perfunctorily to Tsunade's repeated request for a joint effort.

It depends on the timing to take action.

The two major ninja villages gave almost the same answer.

This also made Tsunade feel very difficult.

The Country of Fire, Hidden Leaf Village.

The institute was forced to hold another high-level meeting.

There was no one else this time. Apart from Tsunade, there were only Mito Kado En, Utane Koharu, and Shimura Danzo.

The three elders of the Hidden Leaf Village fell into silence after hearing the latest information conveyed by Tsunade.

At this point, even Danzo dared not boast that his own ninja village could solve everything. Even if he could really do it, would he not be on guard against other ninja villages at all? It was the stupidest thing to do to help others.

"What do the three elders think? Should we continue to suppress the enemy? Or should we wait and see for now? Both options have their pros and cons. I would like to seek the opinions of the three elders."

Tsunade crossed her hands on the table and asked Danzo, En and Koharu with a very serious expression.

This is no longer a simple issue, but a matter involving the survival of the ninja village. Uzumaki Menma has already made his attitude clear. He will definitely take revenge on the Hidden Leaf Village in the future, and he has also proved this with practical actions.

At this point, Tsunade naturally would no longer have any naive ideas.

As I said before, protecting the Hidden Leaf Village is the top priority.

Menma is now so powerful that even the people in Konohagakure have to be wary of him, not to mention that Menma's identity is so special. As long as Menma is away, Konoha will have to bear tremendous pressure.

“He defeated the Fourth Raikage in a one-on-one fight? Can Uzumaki Menma really be that strong!?”

Mizuto Menyan said softly with an extremely solemn look.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 308 Choice

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

If before when Menma followed Orochimaru to defect, Mizuto Kado En and others only felt shame and extreme anger without any other emotions, now with the news of Menma's horrific battle records again and again, the mentality of Mizuto Kado En and others has already changed greatly.

This can be said to be a common human trait.

After all, in the beginning, neither Mito Kado En nor Shimura Danzo felt that Menma was much of a threat. Even before the incident in Spring Country, Danzo still felt that as long as there was no interference from external forces, he could simply send out a larger elite Root team to successfully capture Menma.

What does a boy of twelve or thirteen need to be afraid of?

In their Konoha ninja village which is known as the cradle of geniuses, the most talented representative figure, Namikaze Minato, did not possess the power to shock the ninja world until he was nearly 20 years old, and most of this was due to the Flying Thunder God Jutsu.

This is not an exaggeration, because with the power that Minato displayed when he was young, if he really didn't have the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would at most be a quasi-kage to ordinary kage level, and it would be impossible for him to easily kill a jonin, or to fight against many enemies alone.

Flying Thunder God brought a qualitative change to the young Minato.

Even so, Minato only became truly famous during the Third Ninja World. Before that, the title that Minato held was merely that of 'Jiraiya's disciple'.

Therefore, even though Menma is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, in the past ten years, Menma has never been seen to adapt to and master the power of the Nine-Tails. Who could really know that Menma could be so strong! ?

This was a development that Mizutomon En and others could not have predicted.

Therefore, let alone Mito Kado En and Utatane Koharu, even Shimura Danzo, the extremely powerful old silver coin, is finding it very difficult to deal with.

No matter how conceited he was, he would not think that his own Root people could defeat Uzumaki Menma. The best proof of this was that he had previously ordered the Root people who had been attacking on the front line to temporarily obey Jiraiya's orders.

Unless he takes action himself.

For one’s own strength.

Danzo was still quite confident. This was evident from the fact that in the original work, while he was dealing with Sasuke, he still considered holding back to suppress Obito who was watching the battle from behind.

After all, in Danzo's view, he already possessed the two ultimate powers of Wood Release Cells and Sharingan. Even though he was still quite far behind the other two, he had definitely reached the pinnacle of the current ninja world.

Just a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

With his Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release, can't he suppress it?!

But he can't leave the village easily now.

"Tsunade, do you have any problem with Jiraiya and Shikaku?"

Utane Koharu on the side slowly opened her eyes, looked at Tsunade on the main seat with a solemn expression and asked.

The decision is not so easy to make.

If they take any wrong step now, even Konoha will not be able to bear the side effects that will result.

They must treat it with caution.

"Shikaku's suggestion is to try to mediate the war between the Cloud and Rock Ninjas. If that doesn't work, we should at least gather the strength of the Mist and Sand Ninjas to launch another attack. If we are alone in Konoha, let's not talk about the issue of victory or defeat. Even if the final result is in our favor, we will inevitably need to consider other issues."

Tsunade shook her head slightly and said with a slight sigh.

Mito Kado En, Utane Koharu, and Shimura Danzo also fell silent after hearing this. Although the words were not said very directly, the three people present could easily get the meaning behind them.

To put it bluntly, it is still a matter of being vigilant against each other.

There can be no real trust and friendship between ninja villages. Everything still depends on interests and the actual power that one possesses.

If Konoha cannot give the Mist and Sand Ninjas the benefits they want, and then drag them into adventures together, it would be almost 100% impossible.

Shikaku didn't seem to say anything.

But in fact, everything was said.

Through Tsunade's mouth.

The meaning conveyed is also well expressed.

Danzo and the other two could also hear it clearly.

"Then pay some price. What is our primary goal? Wasn't it made clear at the beginning?"

There is no room for any comment.

and so.

Unlike Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu who were still struggling and hesitating, Danzo at the side snorted, raised his eyelids, and spoke in a slightly cold tone.

From here we can see the gap between Mito Kado En and Danzo. In fact, regardless of their stupidity due to old age, decades ago, when they were accepted as disciples by Senju Tobirama, Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen had always been Tobirama's most proud and valued disciples. No matter how incompetent Danzo was, at least in terms of courage and decisiveness, he was still better than the other two.

in a sense.

If Danzo wasn't so extreme in his personality.