Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

The orphan of the Fourth Hokage.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Leaf Village.

It can be said that at this moment, all the pressure came to the Hidden Leaf Village. In fact, long before the news of the defeat came from the Hidden Leaf Village, the atmosphere in the Hidden Leaf Village was already very solemn and terrifying.

Because Naruto came back with Jiraiya's body.

Naruto returned to Konoha almost on the same day that Menma and Ōnoki arrived at the front lines and had just started fighting.

In a special room in the Hokage building.

Tsunade stared at Jiraiya's body lying on the white bed with an expression that was terrifyingly calm.

Although Tsunade was mentally prepared for Jiraiya's death, when she really saw Jiraiya die in front of her, her heart was still trembling. The two bloody memories of the past seemed to be revived at this moment. From a perspective that no one noticed, Tsunade's hands hidden behind her back were already trembling slightly.

"Naruto, did Jiraiya leave any message?"

Tsunade took a deep breath and asked Naruto who was also silent beside her.

"No, Grandpa Jiraiya didn't have time to leave any words. Everything happened so fast, so fast that I couldn't react at all."

Naruto raised his head, and his blue eyes were now gray. Naruto no longer understood what he should do.

His mind was already in chaos.

Right? Wrong?

What should I do?

Naruto's mind was completely frozen.

"Naruto..."

Seeing Naruto's extremely sad look, Tsunade wanted to say something, but in the end, she could only let out a low sigh in her heart.

Could she blame Naruto?

No.

Because that 'enemy' was his own brother, and it was a big mistake made by the Hidden Leaf Village itself.

Those on both sides are Naruto’s closest relatives.

Tsunade could understand Naruto's mood at the moment.

"Go back and have a good rest first, it's okay, everything will be the right choice, everything will pass, it's okay, it's okay, Naruto..."

Tsunade gently took Naruto into her arms, stroked Naruto's head lightly and said.

"Yes... yes... yes... Granny Tsunade..."

Emotions that can no longer be contained.

That completely uncontrollable expression.

Shrugging shoulders.

Tears falling down.

The sound of sobbing.

At this moment, Naruto's heart was truly released, and it seemed that one could hear the fragmented sound.

Tsunade also hugged Naruto even tighter.

Nothing needs to be said.

Nothing needs to be done.

Now it is enough for Naruto to release himself.

The separation between life and death is always the cruelest. For Naruto in this life, since he has never seen his parents in person, he has no special feeling of reality. He may feel lonely and sad, and envy other people of the same age, but he cannot describe the heart-wrenching pain.

But the pain that Jiraiya's death brought to Naruto was unforgettable enough.

This was death right in front of me.

The scenes are more exciting than those in the original book.

How could Naruto, who is less than 15 years old and has experienced something different from the Naruto in the original work, possibly withstand it?

Tsunade also realized this.

I just wanted Naruto to vent as much as possible. Crying doesn't necessarily mean weakness, it's a way to release emotions.

If you keep it in your heart all the time.

For Naruto, it was a very heavy and cruel thing.

Fatigue and sadness, emotions that were released all at once.

After unable to hold back his tears, Naruto fell into a deep sleep in Tsunade's arms.

"Shizune."

"Yes, Tsunade-sama."

"Send Naruto back to rest first, then notify Iruka to go over and look after Naruto, and then notify Shikaku, Haiyi, Kakashi and others to come to my office."

Tsunade gently handed Naruto in her arms to Shizune, and then said with a very resolute expression.

Naruto is still just a child.

But she is an adult and the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. Naruto can show his weak side, but she can't, especially when Jiraiya died in the battle, Tsunade must bear all the responsibility.

This is her 'war! ! '

The message was passed quietly.

The few people who came quickly with shocked expressions.

In the office that belonged exclusively to the Hokage, Tsunade sat at the main seat, with Kakashi, Shikaku, Haiyi and others standing on both sides. Everyone's expression was extremely heavy and solemn.

Even Shikaku.

At this moment, it was hard to hide the shock in my heart.

Jiraiya died in battle.

This was an extremely heavy blow to the Hidden Leaf Village, not to mention that it was Menma's death.

The meaning this represents is completely different.

Lu Jiu could already smell the scent of impending storm.

"Things, Jingyin should have told you all, tell me, what should we do next and what kind of posture we should adopt."

Tsunade crossed her hands on the table, looked at Shikaku and others with an unprecedented sternness, and asked in a deep voice.

"First of all, we still need to determine the specific situation of the two battlefields, Godaime, who is the winner will greatly affect our next judgment. Judging from the fact that Uzumaki Menma can return from the battlefield of the Hidden Mist Village, if nothing unexpected happens, the Hidden Mist Village should have been defeated. We just need to determine the extent of the defeat. Then the next key point is the Hidden Rock Village. According to previous intelligence, the first wave of battles between the Hidden Light and Hidden Rock Ninja should have begun. The outcome of this war is the most important. If Uzumaki Menma can lead the Hidden Light Village to defeat the Hidden Rock Village, then, excuse me, Hokage, we are afraid we will face a very terrible enemy. If it is a draw or even a defeat, it will be the most advantageous development for us."

Shikaku took a step forward with a serious look on his face and said to Tsunade.

"Indeed, the outcome of this war is very important..."

Tsunade nodded and said.

For Konoha, the best outcome would naturally be a mutual defeat. As long as the Hidden Light Village was severely damaged and the Hidden Rock Village also suffered heavy losses, Konoha would not need to worry about any problems.

But this possibility is not very high.

Tsunade thought that she knew the Third Tsuchikage of the Iwagakure Village quite well. He was an extremely cautious old guy. As long as he realized that something was wrong, he would definitely retreat.

The Hidden Mist Village was defeated.

And Jiraiya died in battle.

It was definitely enough to shock Ōnoki.

Retreating should be the most likely option for the Iwagakure Village. Otherwise, they might get stuck at the border, and it would be difficult for both sides to make a breakthrough.

"Of course, we also need to prepare ourselves. If the Iwagakure Village is really defeated, Hokage, my suggestion is to start a war immediately and unite with the Kumogakure Village and the Sandgakure Village to suppress the Lightgakure Village."

Shikaku took a deep breath, looked directly at Tsunade and said seriously.

The Hidden Light Village cannot expand any further.

Menma Uzumaki is so strong that even Lord Jiraiya can kill him easily. Even though Lord Jiraiya is already injured, this is enough to prove Menma Uzumaki's strength. To be honest, Shikakunai has always had a very bad premonition in his heart, always feeling that Menma Uzumaki's strength is far more than what he has shown.

It is possible that he has already reached the same level of strength as the first Hokage.

But every time this thought came up, Shikaku would rule it out himself. It was not his reason telling him that it was impossible, but he emotionally could not accept such a development. The Hidden Leaf Village could not accept Uzumaki Menma becoming that kind of person.

can only say.

High IQ like Lu Jiu.

In such a situation, one can only be "emotional".

"Take the initiative?"

Tsunade pursed her lips, a thoughtful look on her face.

Kakashi and Haiyi, who were standing nearby, both changed their expressions and looked at each other subconsciously.

It must be said.

Even though the strategies of national ninja villages will change due to changes in the situation, it is rare to see repeated changes in a short period of time like Konoha targeting the same person and the same thing.

But this seems to be a choice that Konoha is forced to make.

"I understand what you mean, Shikaku. Now I'll leave it to you. You must be fully prepared!!!"

Tsunade took a deep breath and looked directly at Shikaku and said.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!!!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 461: Deadly Silence

All I can say is that plans can never keep up with changes.

Just when Tsunade had made up her mind to observe the outcome of the war between the Iwagakure and the Hikari Village to decide the next strategy of her own ninja village, less than two days later, the direct Anbu who was lurking at the distant border to gather information brought back the news that the Iwagakure Village was defeated, the Third Tsuchikage was killed, and the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails were likely captured.

And it was specially noted in the information.

Menma almost single-handedly defeated the combination of Ōnoki, the Four-Tails, and the Five-Tails.

The most terrifying thing is that in a battle like that.

It looked like Menma hadn't tried his best yet.

It can be said that at the moment this news came.

Tsunade simply couldn't believe her eyes and ears, could Uzumaki Menma be this strong! ?

This seems to be a completely unreasonable situation.

It happened in less than a day.

More detailed battle reports were passed back, including the annihilation of the southern Mist Ninja, the total defeat of the northern Iwagakure Village, and Jiraiya's death in battle. All of them were mainly released by the Hikari Village, and almost the entire ninja world was informed of it.

The Hikari Village has generously disclosed almost all of its information.

He looked as if he was afraid that others didn't know.

The naked display of coercion was such that anyone with a sound mind could clearly smell the strength that belonged only to the Hikari Village.

This was a completely unexpected development.

It completely disrupted the thoughts of Tsunade, Shikaku and others.

They are so strong, how can they deal with it?!

As planned, we will attack the Hikari Village! ?

I'm afraid you're just out of your mind.

Can't you see the tragic situation in the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Rock Village?

The former may not be so obvious as a reference, but the latter is a truly powerful ninja village above the current ninja world. Tsunade believes that she knows a thing or two about Ohnoki's strength. The two Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails are even more like king bombs. I heard that Ohnoki's son, Huang Tu, has a good chance of succeeding the Fourth Tsuchikage, and he did not participate in this battle, not to mention the Iwagakure army of five to six thousand.

that's it!

They were all killed by the Hikari Village.