Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

The dangerous aura was almost completely gone.

After repeated reconnaissance, it was finally confirmed with 100% certainty that the main forces of the two major ninja villages had left the front line.

Menma also ordered most of the Taki ninjas and Kusanagi ninjas who were ready to retreat to their respective ninja villages in batches and in an orderly manner.

It is enough to leave only the necessary garrison troops on the front lines of both wings.

Especially in the Kusagakure Village, you can relax a little. Menma knows the character of the Sand Village very well.

It is indeed a bit of an exaggeration to say that he bullies the weak and fears the strong.

But under normal circumstances, even if the Sand Village was given a few more courage, Menma didn't think that the Sand Village would take the initiative to advance without any unexpected factors.

Let’s not count the Taki and Kusa alliance that Menma is currently leading.

In fact, judging from the power of the major ninja villages today, the name of the five major countries is already a bit of a misnomer.

The Sand Village and the Mist Village have obviously fallen behind.

Especially the latter, who lost two tailed beast Jinchuriki in succession, the Fourth Mizukage also died a violent death, and has yet to select a successor.

Recently it suffered another heavy blow.

That is to say, some of the heritage of the past is still preserved, but compared with the situation of the five major countries coexisting, it is really very reluctant.

The Sand Village is similar.

The only thing that is slightly better than the Hidden Mist Village is that the One-Tail of their own village is still under the control of their own village, but this is all thanks to Tsunade's "magnanimity". If the person in power is Danzo, the Hidden Sand Village will never be able to get the One-Tail back in this lifetime.

Moreover, the geographical location of the Sand Village is obviously much worse than that of the Mist Village.

in summary.

These are two brothers in distress.

Menma doesn't need to worry too much about the Sand Village. Similarly, the Kumogakure Village, which has been severely hit by Menma and the Iwagakure Village, does not need to be too concerned at this stage. In the battle of the Fengzhu stronghold, the Kumogakure Village paid the price of three to four thousand Kumo ninjas killed and injured, and the death ratio was more than one-third. The Fourth Raikage, who had just recovered some of his vitality, was once again injured by Huang Tu in the head-on confrontation.

Even if Killer Bee is truly worthy of the title of perfect Jinchūriki.

One person can defeat thousands of troops.

But the Iwagakure Village has two tailed beast jinchuriki.

Although the combination of Lao Zi and Han cannot definitely defeat Killer Bee, they can still offset the terrifying power brought by Killer Bee.

In the remaining regiment.

Elite Rock Ninjas such as Akagi, Kamisui Ryuganzetsu, etc. are able to penetrate the Cloud Ninja defense line with great force.

Once again in extreme helplessness and with the situation on the verge of collapse, the Fourth Raikage could only grit his teeth and retreat once again.

This retreat.

This means the complete defeat of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Of course, the Fourth Raikage might not admit defeat so easily, but Ohnoki would definitely force this stubborn Fourth Raikage to bow his head.

No matter how you look at it, the Hidden Cloud Village will no longer be a threat to Menma in the short term.

Instead it was the Iwagakure Village.

In the future, you will become Menma's biggest enemy.

Therefore, after setting up the defense line against the Hidden Leaf Village, Menma adjusted his focus to the northwest area.

If Menma must make a choice.

In Menma's opinion, the Iwagakure Village led by Ōnoki is the biggest strategic threat to his side.

That old man is much more decisive than Tsunade, Jiraiya and others, and much more rational and resourceful than Danzo.

He is a real tricky old fox.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 343 Proposal for the Merger of Ninja Villages

Let's just say that this great melee has come to an end. If we count from the fierce battle between Taki and Kumo that first broke out, this war that swept the entire ninja world has only been going on for a little over a month. Of course, judging from past experience, it cannot be said that this war is completely over.

In the previous three Ninja World Wars, there was a brief period of time in the middle when the five major ninja villages did not fight each other, and then when everyone thought the war was over, fierce fighting suddenly broke out again.

Not to mention that at this moment on the northern battlefield, the large forces of the Iwagakure Village are still stationed in the Land of Thunder.

Even if it's just the most marginal land.

But after all, that is not the Iwagakure Village, nor is it the sphere of influence of the Land of Earth.

No one can be sure whether the Hidden Cloud Village, which has just retreated, will make a comeback. As long as there is a ninja village still in a war mode, the Ninja World War cannot be easily ended, but compared with the past.

The situation has indeed eased a lot now.

There are no major conflicts or clashes in various parts of the ninja world.

The Fourth Raikage led the front-line Cloud Ninja troops and retreated back to the heartland of the Land of Lightning in one breath.

Anyway, the most important stronghold defense line has been lost.

This completely empty area in the middle does not have any defensive advantages at all.

Rather than increasing our defensive pressure in such areas.

It would be better to retreat back.

Anyway, the ninja village and the country are not the same thing.

As the war progressed to this point, the Fourth Raikage no longer cared about the attitude of his own daimyo. What he, as the Fourth Raikage, needed to consider was to choose the most correct military strategy possible.

As a shadow.

His top priority must be the justice of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Then comes the entire Kingdom of Thunder.

This order must not be reversed.

Why is there an almost impossible-to-eradicate contradiction between the country and the ninja village? In addition to the fear and greed of high-level politicians and nobles headed by the daimyo towards the ninja village, this mentality of the ninja village is also one of the key reasons.

This time, the Hidden Cloud Village was defeated and lost so much territory. The daimyo in the capital of the Land of Lightning was already furious. This was the first time in all these years that their Land of Lightning suffered such a huge loss.

But the Fourth Raikage still went his own way and was not at all under pressure from the City of Lightning.

Ohnoki also seemed to have no intention of pursuing the enemy. Taking down the Fengzhu stronghold would ensure that the areas previously captured by their own ninja village were under their control. The two major battles also caused heavy losses to the Hidden Cloud Village. The casualties of four to five thousand Cloud Ninjas were not a small number. Even a strong village like the Hidden Cloud Village would definitely be seriously injured.

The two major strategic goals before the war have already been achieved. Ohnoki is a very practical person and will not easily choose aggressive strategies and tactics.

Everything still has to be based on high feasibility and sufficient benefits. Otherwise, why is it that among the five major ninja villages, Iwagakure uses Akatsuki the most? It is because, in Ohnoki's view, this is the safest and most cost-effective approach, which can achieve his own goals without losing important troops.

Transferring all the risks would only require a certain amount of money. Ohnoki didn't think it was a bad thing. Even at the Five Kage Conference in the original work, facing the questioning of the Fourth Raikage, Ohnoki remained unmoved, because in Ohnoki's view, this was completely what a qualified leader should consider and do.

The same is true of this war with the Hidden Cloud Village.

At the moment when the strategic goal is achieved.

Ohnoki then ordered the entire army to stop and rest.

However, pausing the war and being satisfied with the current gains does not mean that the Rock Ninjas have to withdraw their troops immediately. At least they have to wait until the Rock Ninjas' defense line in this area is rebuilt and the threat from the Cloud Ninjas is greatly reduced before they can consider it.

Therefore, extreme military pressure is maintained in the front-line positions.

It still casts a layer of dangerous atmosphere over the seemingly stable situation in the ninja world.

At least the small and medium-sized countries and ninja villages surrounding the Land of Lightning have always been in a state of trepidation.

As long as the war is not truly over and the armies of both sides still exist, they will never be able to truly return to their peaceful life.

Only in the central and southern regions.

The shadow of war has slowly dissipated, especially after the troops of Konoha, Sunagakure, Takigakure, and Kusagakure have withdrawn one after another.

The surrounding small countries and ninja villages all breathed a sigh of relief.

It doesn't last long.

Moreover, this war has not really affected or even destroyed the production and life of these countries. From the current perspective, it has only brought a certain degree of mental pressure to the people of these small countries.

As countries withdraw their troops.

This level of mental stress will be eliminated.

Although there were no formal negotiations or anything like a ceasefire agreement, everything in front of us was already a fait accompli.

Menma, who also returned to Takigakure Village, also went through multiple investigations and repeated confirmations before he finally felt relieved.

A war cannot be started easily, and once the decision to withdraw troops is made and it is taken into actual action, it is even less likely to start a war again. Either you fight to the end or choose to keep quiet. Only people with water in their brains would do such repeated behaviors.

War is not a child's play.

Even though Tsunade is the Hokage and Jiraiya are highly respected in the Hidden Leaf Village, they still cannot act recklessly.

The result of reckless behavior will only lead to internal chaos in the ninja village, and in particularly excessive cases, it may even shake Tsunade's position.

Therefore, no matter from which angle you look at it, this war has indeed come to an end for the time being.

Menma can finally relax and do what he wants to do.

For example, formally merging the Takigakure Village and the Kusagakure Village to establish a truly great country, and then allowing himself to completely take over the supreme power of this newly established great ninja village.

Even though Menma is the de facto leader, both Wuwei and Shibuki are willing to obey Menma's orders.

However, the national ninja village still needs to go through relevant procedures.

Justifiably.

It has extremely high political significance.

Even though Menma is a newbie in this aspect, no matter in this life or in the previous life, even if he has never eaten pork, has he never seen a pig run?

The means may be a little immature, but the experience cannot be rich.

But the necessary overall perspective and necessary determination are essential.

Only after going through this process can Menma truly become one of the highest chess players in the ninja world.

Only then will you have more confidence to realize your plans.

"Two villages merged, huh? Of course there is no problem with us in Takigakure Village, but for Kusagakure Village, I'm afraid it's not so suitable, Menma-kun?"

Late at night.

In a bright house in Takigakure Village.

now.

Only Menma, Shibuki and Wuwei who arrived quietly this morning were there. After listening to the plan that Menma intended to implement.

Shemu was startled at first, then frowned, and after subconsciously taking a closer look at Wuwei on the opposite side, he spoke a little cautiously.

The merging of the two villages is naturally the best approach.

But there are also many problems that arise from this.

Just the name of the merged ninja village is a big problem. Whether to continue using Taki, Kusa, or to name a new ninja village, it is likely to cause different opinions among the ninjas.

Especially the first two, if any one of them is chosen, the other party will feel that it is being annexed. Even if the three of them force their way through, it is foreseeable that the contradiction will be 100% buried, and it will not be surprising if it explodes directly one day in the future.

From this perspective, the only optimal solution is to give the ninja village a new name. However, Shibuki himself felt a little uncomfortable when doing so, not to mention the ordinary ninjas under him.

Because the name of the ninja village is no longer just a symbol, but a sense of identity and cohesion.

Easy changes.

It will definitely have unpredictable impacts internally.

Especially on the Kusagakure Village side.

To be honest, Shibuki still doesn't understand what the relationship is between Wuwei, the new leader of the Kusagakure Village, and Menma.

Is he the type who will really obey 100%?

Shibuki really expressed his doubts.

Maybe it's just a simple cooperative relationship?

So, Shibuki really felt that Menma's sudden statement was a bit too abrupt, right?

"Master Shibuki, you don't need to worry about the Kusagakure Village. We in Kusagakure Village will obey Master Menma's orders in everything, even if all members are merged into Takigakure Village. Master Menma, please believe that I will definitely handle everything, and no one will object."