Chapter 164: Valley of the End

It's almost the same pursuit.

It's just that some different changes have occurred in the unfolding of the process.

The four Sound Ninjas who took the initiative to stay behind were successively followed by Naruto, Shikamaru and others with different configurations of personnel to fight against them. Whether this would have a different result, everything depends on them.

For Menma.

Just as Menma was not interested at all when Orochimaru invited him to meet with Tsunade, he also did not particularly care about the final result of this mission.

Menma knows very well what he needs now and what he should do now.

Running up to Tsunade with Orochimaru, is there any benefit to Tsunade?

the answer is negative.

Moreover, when Menma knew clearly that the plot in the original work was that Jiraiya would definitely find Tsunade, Menma himself took the initiative to run into someone's arms. That was an extremely stupid thing. He had to let others find him, and then A chance to re-capture yourself, right?

The period of mental abnormality had completely passed after that night in the Land of Waves.

Now Menma is a complete realist.

Everything depends on whether it is beneficial to you.

This time, Orochimaru was agreed to come to support the four sound ninjas, and he came with the mentality of doing as much work as he could get.

Therefore, after crossing the border and arriving at the Land of Fire, it should even be said that it is the location of the Valley of the End, which is famous in the entire ninja world.

Menma stopped moving forward.

This is a very delicate area.

It is the weakest defensive position in Konoha Hidden Village.

If you go deeper inside, you will have to take more risks. Of course, Menma will not go further. This is also a result of the initial agreement with Orochimaru.

However, those who traveled with Menma would obviously be dissatisfied.

"Menma-kun, why do you stop here!?"

When those extremely cold words fell.

Menma turned to look at the figure walking beside him.

The white hair, green pupils, the conspicuous red dot between the eyebrows that belongs to that clan only, the split skirt, and the special temperament that pervades it.

This is the last survivor of the Taketori clan.

Or the boy who can also be called Kaguya Kimimaro.

"Haha, the agreement between Orochimaru-san and I is to meet the incoming people here. The area in front is not a place for me to set foot in. It is already beyond the agreement."

Menma looked at the boy on the left with an incomprehensible expression, who was obviously about to reach the end of his life, and said in a calm tone.

Bone veins.

This is definitely one of the strongest blood inheritance limits inherited from the ninja world.

To put it bluntly, it is a simplified version of the Uno Goddess' special skill - killing the ashes together. From this, it can be seen that the Taketori clan must have inherited part of Kaguya's bloodline.

It's a pity that none of the strongest people in the history of the Taketori clan can truly show even one-tenth of the power of killing Ash Bones together.

Although there is not much ink to describe it in the original work.

However, it can be seen from the fact that the Taketori clan attacked Kirigakure Village and wiped out the entire army, but did not really cause serious damage to Kirigakure Village. The strength of the Taketori clan is that it can be called a wealthy family. , but it is only limited to the ninja clan at the jounin level.

Kimimaro is undoubtedly the perfect inheritor of the bloodline of the Taketori clan. The strength of the corpse veins he showed in the original work. Under normal circumstances, Gaara and Xiao Li are no match for Kimimaro when they team up. This is enough to show that Kimimaro Lu's strength has at least reached the level of elite jounin.

He was originally one of Orochimaru's favorite physical vessels.

It is a pity that the blood disease has limited the lifespan of this talented young man of the Taketori clan, and his body has been ravaged by the blood disease. It is impossible for Orochimaru to use Kimimaro as his reincarnation container. .

Coming out this time was also Kimimaro's own request. He did not want his life to end with him lying on a hospital bed struggling. He wanted to devote his last strength to Lord Orochimaru in the last moments of his life.

"you!"

Therefore, when I saw Menma's completely indifferent attitude.

This was completely because Kimimaro felt that he was provoking the majesty of his own Lord Orochimaru, and there was a hint of sternness in Kimimaro's pupils.

"Buzz!"

It was almost based on instinct.

A sharp bone spur as white as jade appeared directly from the palm of his hand.

When facing the sharp cold front that bloomed.

"Kimimaro-kun, I advise you to be more sensible."

Menma turned his gaze and looked at Kimimaro expressionlessly. The looming shadow of the fox eyes filled his body with an extremely strong and cold aura.

Kimimaro's breathing couldn't help but stagnate.

This is obviously a chakra fluctuation that is stronger than his own.

Kimimaro woke up and realized that the boy in front of him was the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, a being who could rival his own Orochimaru-sama.

Of course, for Orochimaru, Kimimaro, who is not even afraid of death, cannot be afraid of Menma, but he knows very well why he is in this profession.

There is really no point in arguing here.

Kimimaro just looked at Menma coldly.

Put your bone spurs back again.

"Whoosh"

Then he straightened up.

He galloped towards the front position alone.

Kimimaro looked at him walking away.

Menma smiled softly and shook his head slightly. There was a complex look of pity and envy in his pupils. He was not only sorry for Kimimaro's fate, but also envious that Orochimaru could have so many loyal subordinates.

From this point of view, it is enough to prove that Orochimaru's personality charm is no less than that of those so-called outstanding leaders, regardless of the circumstances under which Orochimaru trained these people and the methods he used.

The result is that without Orochimaru's compulsion, all of these people are willing to sacrifice their lives for Orochimaru, and there are far more than one person.

‘You are really enviable, Orochimaru-san. ’

Menma muttered to himself inwardly.

From this aspect, Orochimaru is indeed quite suitable to be Hokage. At least his leadership ability is definitely better than Jiraiya and Tsunade.

Obviously he could choose to stay in Konoha.

Forbidden experiment?

Human studies?

Please, the second generation Hokage Senju Tobirama is the real senior in this aspect, okay? Almost all the taboo techniques in Konoha Hidden Village are related to this second generation Hokage. The technique of reincarnation in dirty soil is all related to this second generation Hokage. Or was it developed by Tobirama himself? In the process of researching this technique, how many living and dead people did Tobirama use as research materials? Isn’t this more exaggerated than Orochimaru? But who dares to criticize this Hokage! ?

Orochimaru could have become the second Senju Tobirama, even far surpassing this second generation Hokage.

As long as he, like the Second Hokage, doesn't use the living people of his ninja village for research.

This is the last and only measure that needs to be grasped.

Of course, it may not be that Orochimaru doesn't understand, but he just doesn't want to do it. In his opinion, Konoha is a cage that restricts him, and he doesn't want to stay there.

‘So, this means that different ways do not work together. ’

Menma raised his head and glanced at the huge stone statues of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.

Without the slightest hesitation, he swung his figure directly to the top of the Uchiha Madara statue, then sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and rested, waiting for the meeting he was 'looking forward to' again.