Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

Anyway, the night is long and there is plenty of time.

Kakashi and Sasuke left quickly and came back quickly. On the surface, Sasuke still looked calm.

It is most likely that Kakashi told Sasuke the truth about the past. After all, it is not something that needs to be concealed.

"Hey, Menma, do you have any questions for me too?"

It was also when I saw the two of them coming back.

Before Menma could say anything.

Kakashi, with his hands in his pockets, looked at Menma with a smile and spoke in advance.

"Uh? Yes, Kakashi-sensei, if you don't mind clearing it up for me."

After a moment of hesitation, Menma immediately responded.

"Well, come on then."

Kakashi nodded and took the lead to walk outside again. Menma also stood up and followed closely.

Naruto and Sakura, who stayed where they were, looked at the departing Kakashi and Menma with surprise.

"Eh? Menma also has questions for Kakashi-sama? Hey, Sasuke, what questions did you ask Kakashi-sama?"

Naruto looked at Sasuke with a hint of curiosity.

"nothing."

Sasuke glanced at Naruto indifferently, and after uttering these three words, he walked to the windowsill and sat down, not willing to say anything more.

Naruto seemed to realize that this might involve personal issues, so he didn't ask any more questions, but just muttered in his heart, "What a cold-tempered guy."

Not to mention the three people who stayed in the living room.

Kakashi and Menma stepped out of the house and came to the edge of the coast on the left side of the house.

"If I'm not mistaken, you want to ask me why I want to continue this mission, right? Menma."

Kakashi stopped and turned to look at Menma, as if asking a question, but with a firm tone.

"Yes, Kakashi-sensei. I won't elaborate on the reasons. The attack from the hostile Jonin from the Hidden Mist Village is a good explanation. It's understandable that Naruto is more passionate. But Kakashi-sensei, you have no reason to do this, right?"

Menma looked directly at Kakashi, not trying to hide his skepticism.

"When I saw your attitude before, I understood. In fact, the reason is very simple. Menma and Wave Country are too close to our Konoha, and the first attackers were the Mist Ninja. With your intelligence, you should understand what I mean, right?"

"Strategic location, eh?"

Menma was stunned at first, then seemed to react and replied thoughtfully.

Although it is called a country, the area of ​​Wave Country is really too small. The population of the entire country may not even be tens of thousands. However, its geographical location is too important. For Konohagakure Village and Mist Village, it is an extremely important strategic location.

Especially after the destruction of the Whirlpool Country and the Whirlpool Village, the Wave Country became the most important and most contested bridgehead for the Mist Ninja to invade the Fire Country. Once the Mist Ninja's power could penetrate completely and even control the Wave Country.

The Mist Ninjas can use this as a seesaw, making it easy to invade the Land of Fire.

This is definitely something that the Hidden Leaf Village does not want to see.

As a ninja village located in the center of the ninja world, the defense pressure it has to bear is already very great, and now it does not want to continue to increase the pressure on national defense.

Before, Menma's thinking was restricted and he didn't think of this. Now that Kakashi just said this, Menma was able to react.

"Yes, that's what I meant. That's why I had to come here to confirm it. But I didn't expect it to be a traitor like Zabuza. This is indeed a bit unexpected. This is also my mistake."

Kakashi said, shaking his head slightly.

This was indeed the reason, but Kakashi was also very confident in himself. He really felt that with him around, everything was under control, and it would be good to give Menma, Naruto, and Sasuke more training. However, the subsequent progress was indeed beyond Kakashi's expectations.

Although the result of the previous battle was good, if Kakashi had known from the beginning that the enemy would be of Zabuza's level, he would really think twice before acting.

After all, having the ability to provide a safety net and allowing team members to hone their skills is different from putting themselves in danger that they cannot control.

"Rebel ninja? Does that mean you have nothing to do with the Hidden Mist Village?"

Menma then asked.

"Well, at the moment, we can say that, but we can't be completely sure yet, so we'd better stay here for a while, and also escort Daznasan to finish building the bridge."

"Then why don't we go directly to the person involved, Kakashi-sensei."

Menma looked at Kakashi with sharp eyes.

"Hmm? The person involved?"

Kakashi was slightly stunned and asked subconsciously.

"Yes, it's the person involved, the big businessman who attempted to control the Wave Country - Cardo. We can definitely get the most comprehensive and detailed information from him, right?"

Menma said with a small smile.

“Well, this is indeed a good choice.”

After all, he is just a businessman.

Kakashi naturally would not have thought of Cardo subconsciously before, but with Menma's slight reminder, Kakashi could easily associate Cardo with the role he played in this incident. Who knows, maybe he really has extremely valuable information!

You have to know that for a businessman like Cardo, it would be very difficult to survive without a certain official background.

This was a very common operation in the world where Menma lived in his previous life, which was the combination of capital and power.

in this world.

Menma didn't think there would be any exceptions.

"So how do you think we should find this Cardo?"

Kakashi said as he looked at Menma with interest.

It's obvious that he had a plan in mind and wanted to test it out.

"As long as Mr. Cardo's goal remains unchanged, it will be easy to find him. And I believe that there must be a 'companion' of Mr. Cardo in this town."

Menma said in a very sure tone.

"Haha, then I'll leave the investigation to you, Menma. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Kakashi said with a slight smile.

"Yes, there is no problem at all, Kakashi-sensei, I am just an ordinary person, just wait for my good news!"

Menma raised his head and said confidently.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 62: Explicit Attitude

Originally, Menma had planned to find a suitable opportunity after arriving in the Land of Waves to have an "offline online meeting" with the great businessman Cardo. Now he can bring it up openly, which saves some unnecessary trouble.

On the way back with Kakashi.

Menma was also thinking about where to start tomorrow.

Cardo can control the Wave Country. Firstly, his power must be strong enough, at least stronger than the Wave Country, so that the people of the Wave Country dare not speak out. Secondly, there must be corresponding traitors inside the Wave Country. Many times, the best way to disintegrate the power of a group is to break it from the inside.

Therefore, Menma can start the investigation from this point. After all, the Wave Country is not that big. Unless that Cardo will decisively give up his plan, but no matter how you look at it, this person is not such a smart person.

He dared to threaten Zabuza in person, and even thought that he could fight against the ninjas by leading a group of so-called gangsters.

This is absolutely brainless behavior.

"Oh, you're back, Brother Kakashi, Menma."

A few steps away, Naruto, who was waiting in the house and was getting a little bored, his eyes lit up when he saw the two people returning.

Subconsciously, I wanted to ask something, but as if I had thought of something, I forced myself to hold it back.

It was an expression that seemed to indicate that he was not very happy.

When Kakashi saw this, he shook his head in amusement.

"Starting tomorrow, the four of you will be divided into two groups. Menma will go to investigate the information about the enemy's employer in this mission, Cardo. The three of you, two of you will protect Dazna-san in building the bridge, and the other will follow to assist Menma. You will take turns to change shifts. The specific order will be decided by the four of you."

Kakashi crossed his arms over his chest and said to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.

"Oh? Cardo? Are you going to take the initiative?"

A hint of excitement suddenly appeared on Naruto's face, and he said eagerly.

Rather than passively fighting, Naruto would rather his side take the initiative. And as he said before, Naruto is not stupid. He would also consider that it is impossible for their group to stay in the Land of Waves for long.

If that bad guy named Cardo wanted to wait until they left the Kingdom of Waves before taking action against Grandpa Dazna and other people from the Kingdom of Waves, they would be out of reach. But if they could directly deal with the source of evil - Cardo.

Naruto felt that the Land of Waves would definitely be reborn.

"Well, we can't always be the passive party."

Kakashi said with a chuckle and a nod.

"Oh, I see, Brother Kakashi."

Naruto nodded heavily, clenched his fists, and replied with great momentum.

"Yes, Kakashi-sensei."

Sakura beside her also echoed.

Sasuke still had that calm look on his face and nodded slightly. After all, he was just an ordinary person and it was impossible for Sasuke to care at all.

"Ah? Kakashi-san, are you going to deal with Cardo? Thank you so much! However, Cardo has many subordinates, so please be careful!"

Dazna, who had just gone to help Kakashi, Menma and others prepare bedding with his daughter, returned to the living room. When he heard the conversation between Kakashi, Menma and Naruto, a look of surprise appeared on his old face.

He had originally hesitated whether to make a similar request, but on the one hand, the other party was already exceeding the standard to protect himself, and on the other hand, Cardo was a very rich and unscrupulous businessman with too many people to order around.

Therefore, Dazna refrained from making a similar request.

Now Kakashi and the others actually took the initiative to propose to search for Cardo's location. While Dazna was overjoyed, he also felt a little worried. After all, Dazna's understanding of ninjas was not deep enough and only stayed on the surface. He really thought that ordinary people could pose a threat to ninjas as long as they were in large numbers.

This idea cannot be said to be completely wrong, but it also depends on who the target is, and it still has very strong limitations.

"Well, don't worry, Dazna-san, we will definitely handle the situation with Cardo smoothly."

Kakashi smiled slightly and didn't explain much.

"You guys can't possibly be a match for Cardo. What do you mean by a smooth resolution? That's just ridiculous talk. There's no such thing as a hero. You're just wasting your time!!!"

Just as Kakashi finished speaking.

Suddenly.

In the corridor.

Suddenly a short figure appeared.

The words roared out loudly, and a very angry look appeared in the eyes of Kakashi, Menma, Naruto, Sasuke and others.

This was totally unexpected language.

Everyone was subconsciously stunned.

When Dazna saw this short figure, his expression suddenly changed and he shouted harshly.

"What are you talking about, Inari? You are being very rude, do you know that? Apologize to all the ninja masters right now!"

The short figure was none other than Dazna's grandson, Inari, who was only five or six years old. Tsunami, who had just prepared the bedding in another room, heard his son's scream, and hurried over to hug his son.

With a deep apology, he bowed to Kakashi, Menma and others and said, "I am very sorry, fellow ninjas. Inari is still young and does not understand anything. Please forgive me, Inari, why don't you apologize quickly!"

The last sentence he said was when he turned his head to look at his son in his arms, and his tone became more severe than ever before.

"I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize? They don't know how terrifying Cardo is. They are just showing off. Dad... Dad died just like that... They are just bragging. This world... This world, there can't be any heroes!!"

Because they are young and ignorant, they appear more stubborn.

Even her own mother and grandfather could not change Inari's mind, especially because she remembered her dead father.

Inari's eyes were filled with tears, and the tears that slid down her cheeks made Sakura and Naruto, who were both a little angry, stunned.

Sasuke's brows furrowed.

“Ah, this…”

Just when Kakashi was about to say something to ease the situation.

"What an ignorant and stupid guy. You need to know your own limits. You want to cry? Then go to the corner and cry alone. You are disgusting in this place. Do you know that?!"