Chapter 359: Inference and Chance Encounter

Many times when human beings judge the definition of threat, they will consider many aspects. The most direct point is whether the opponent has the ability to threaten themselves. Obviously, from the current situation of the ninja world, and the most ambiguous thing proposed by Shikaku The distance is enough to prove that Iwagakure Village truly feels the threat from the 'Takigusa Ninja Village' alliance.

for threats.

How to do?

There is only one answer, and that is to get rid of it as soon as possible, and it must be within the price range that you can accept.

"This is the same intention as the Third Tsuchikage-sama before when he sent an army to press into the Kingdom of Thunder. I judge that at that time, Iwagakure Village's plan was to take the opportunity to wipe out the people on the eastern border of their own Ninja Village. The threat of the Kumo ninja, and then come to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight in order to gain the maximum benefit. The former's intention has been completely realized. With the help of Uzumaki Menma and the victory of the two battles of Iwagakure Village, Kumogakure Village The strength has been weakened to a historical low, and a considerable number of important strategic areas have been occupied by the Iwa Ninja. In the future, the strategic confrontation between the great Ninja Village will be completely one-sided, at least within ten years. Inside, Yanyin Village doesn’t need to worry about the threat from Yunyin Village.”

Shikaku paused slightly, then continued.

"If my guess is correct, the original plan of the Third Tsuchikage should be that when they defeated Kumogakure Village, the war between us and Uzumaki Menma would cause both sides to suffer losses, or that we would pay a higher price and completely lose it. As a result of defeating the Takigusa Ninja Village Alliance represented by Uzumaki Menma, as long as this unfolds, I am sure that the third Tsuchikage will order a large number of Iwa ninjas to go south to continue their fight with Uzumaki Menma. If the alliance is carried out completely according to the plan, it may even directly inflict heavy damage on us and annex the forces under Uzumaki Menma. As long as all this is completed, the right to speak in the future of the ninja world will completely fall to Iwagakure. It’s in the hands of the village.”

Almost perfect judgment.

This is not an afterthought, but Lu Jiu had corresponding speculations as early as the beginning, but at that time there was no more supporting material, and the northern battlefield was still in full swing, and at that time.

Shikaku still feels that his side's chances of winning are really not low.

The three major ninja villages took action together, with a total of 10,000 ninjas, and their own hero led the team. No matter how you look at it, they are the ones with the upper hand! ?

But what unfolded later was really beyond Shikaku's expectations.

He was indeed resourceful, but not to the extent that he could predict everything. The most important thing was that he misjudged the opponent's strength.

There is also a slightly fatal deviation in the judgment of Sunagakure Village.

Of course Shikaku would not naively think that Sunagakure Village would attack at all costs, but from his perspective, there must always be tentative attacks, and in their discussion plan, Maji or Ichibi One must appear on the battlefield.

Just show up and show off a little.

It will definitely attract some of Menma's attention.

But unfortunately, the situation did not unfold as Lujiu imagined. There seems to be no problem with a little deviation here, and there seems to be no problem with a little slowness there.

But after all these bits and pieces are gathered together.

The problem is very big.

Shikaku himself was seriously injured and fell into a coma. He returned to the village to recuperate for a long time before regaining his strength.

But the arm that was blown off could only be lost forever.

Now he is the one-armed staff officer of Konoha Hidden Village.

For this reason, after taking a comprehensive look at the entire incident, Shikaku finally sorted out all his thoughts, including the intention of Iwagakure Village to come to negotiate this time. Shikaku was also able to easily distinguish and judge it. .

"Humph, that old guy's thoughts are quite wonderful."

Tsunade crossed her hands, with a look of displeasure on her face, and snorted coldly.

"You really have a big appetite, this Tsuchikage-sama..."

Jiraiya said softly with a hint of emotion on his face.

As a ninja who can be regarded as the same generation as the old man in my family, there is really a very clear difference in personality, and in some things, he is a 100% representative of the opposite extreme.

"It's just that this Tsuchikage-sama miscalculated our judgment, and fatally underestimated Uzumaki Menma's strength. Now this Tsuchikage-sama must have simply realized the threat of Uzumaki Menma, and then Can’t wait to reach an agreement with us.”

Shikaku continued to add.

And it was also based on Lu Jiu’s explanation.

Tsunade and Jiraiya felt a sudden sense of enlightenment.

The previous sense of disobedience disappeared instantly, and Tsunade nodded directly and said: "Then it seems that this is indeed something to discuss."

"Well, judging from the current situation in the ninja world and judging from future threats, I also suggest reaching a certain level of agreement with Iwagakure Village. Of course, specific issues still require more in-depth negotiations, especially the following ones. some problems."

Shikaku's last words were more cryptic.

But Jiraiya and Tsunade who were present could still hear what it meant. To put it bluntly, it was a matter of specific cooperation, and the most important issue of division of goals and interests. You must know that Menma is there now, but There are four Tailed Beast Jinchūriki. (There are already five of them now. If they find out, they will probably go even crazier)

In any previous era, any ninja village that obtained four tailed beasts would definitely be beaten by a group of people. It was the special nature of this period, as well as the methods and strength shown by Menma, that allowed this situation to be maintained. It was down, but it was foreseeable that even without this incident between Menma and Konoha.

Even in the face of the huge interests of the four tailed beasts alone, including the most powerful Nine Tails, the ninja villages of various countries will definitely look at their respective forces with eager eyes.

If you don't take action, you will be sorry for yourself.

"Well, let's settle it like this. The specific details, Lujiu, will be left to you to discuss in detail. When a complete negotiation is completed, you can show it to me for review. Shizune, you will also be responsible for the docking, assisting Shikaku acts concretely.”

Tsunade nodded and looked at Shikaku and Shizune and said.

"Yes, Godai-sama (well, I understand, Tsunade-sama, please don't worry.)"

Shikaku and Shizune, who was sorting out files on the other side, also responded together.

The brewing storm begins again.

Unlike any period in previous decades.

Nowadays, all kinds of confrontations, both overt and covert, have made the situation in the ninja world even more chaotic. In the original work, it was just small fights, and there were almost no large-scale collisions. The only one that can be regarded as a violent conflict was Konoha. The plan was to collapse, but in that battle, neither the Suna ninja nor the Sound ninja used many troops, and an armistice agreement was signed quickly afterwards.

It can't be considered a war at all.

The relationship between the five major ninja villages has become a little stiffer.

In the end, they even united to deal with the so-called "dark forces" led by Obito.

But in this life, the situation in the ninja world has undergone earth-shaking changes. The Taki and Kusanagi Ninja Village Alliance built with Menma as the core has become another big force in the ninja world, and it is still that strong. Rise up, a new level of ninja who can defeat many ninja villages!

Therefore, in this time and space, even if Obito and Nagato finally show up with the Akatsuki organization, it will be difficult for the ninja alliance to be established.

Interest and hatred will become the biggest constraints.

There is another biggest reason.

It was absolutely impossible for Menma to cooperate with these ninja villages, especially Konoha.

Trust?

That's a joke.

It is also based on this.

In the coming time, the various countries in the ninja world will definitely engage in more intense confrontations at different levels. This is destined to become an even more bloody ninja world. The leaders of the ninja villages in each country are not aware of Obito at all. The arrival of greater dangers carried by , Nagato and others.

Menma, the only one who is familiar with the plot, has no intention and even less possibility to do the 'decryption work'. Menma doesn't care at all about the fate of other ninja villages. He only cares about the future of himself and his companions.

This is exactly what he strives for.

Whether he will succeed or not is one thing, but whether he believes in himself or not is another matter. If it were not for his own thoughts and to live a path that truly belongs to him, Menma would not need to leave Konohagakure at all. The village left and quietly waited for Hiruzen Sarutobi to die. Wouldn't it be OK if Tsunade returned to the ninja village?

At the end of the day, everyone has their own ambitions.

This is Menma's own choice.

Even though it was an incomprehensible choice to some people, Menma was happy with it.

Now we have come one step after another.

All of this makes Menma get closer to his goal.

Menma's inner self-confidence is also getting higher and higher. Although Menma still doesn't know that the third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure Village has plotted to join forces with Konoha Hidden Village to deal with him, even if he knows, there is no way. Afraid, because this is a part of his own plan. Obito and Nagato are going to take action against the entire ninja world?

Sorry, that's Menma's goal too.

The strong always stay strong.

Menma just wants to be the banker who takes everything! !

Failure is nothing more than death.

Menma still has the corresponding awareness. Naturally, he must bear the corresponding responsibility for his own judgment.

Because of this, every step Menma took was very careful and a little urgent. Menma, who was too familiar with the truth of this world and knew clearly what kind of threats he would have to face in the future, did not dare to relax at all.

The same was true for this trip. After Menma completed his set goal, he quickly returned all the way. It was already the end of the year. In the blink of an eye, it would be the 62nd year of Konoha. The time left for himself was already gone. Not much, and more importantly, Menma is now 100% unable to make judgments based on the timeline in the original work. At most, it is a small reference standard. Again, the plot in this life has changed drastically. God knows what Obito and Nagato will do! ?

Maybe the Dawn Organization will be dispatched directly tomorrow! ?

Menma must still maintain the highest level of urgency.

There are still four tailed beast chakras missing, so there is no need to rush for the time being. However, in terms of the body, with Naruto's cells, the Kiyomizu no Jutsu obtained from Obiru, and the unexpected surprise this time - the body of White Zetsu, these conditions combined with the previous experimental results of Menma and Karin, it is completely possible to proceed to the last step.

As long as it is completed smoothly.

Menma's physical strength is expected to be further improved, and the potential of the sage body of the Uzumaki clan can be developed to the most perfect level.

By that time, even if it is just physical strength alone, Menma can reach the threshold of the Six Paths level.

Then further strengthening experiments can be carried out.

After all, if you want to truly step into the realm that transcends mortals, it can almost be called a "god".

Physical strength.

Development of the sage body.

It only meets half of the requirements.

Evolution on the spiritual level is also very important. The perfect unity of the two is the level of the Six Paths and the height of the bloodline network.

Become a truly extraordinary existence capable of crossing the stars.

That is Menma's goal.

So, on the way back, Menma really started at full speed, hoping to return to Takigakure Village earlier.

Don't want to see any accidents happen.

But the more at this time, the more likely it is to have accidents.

Menma had just returned from the Land of Water to the Land of Rivers on a ship arranged by Orochimaru, and sealed the divided Three-Tails Chakra into a special scroll for Kabuto Yakushi to take back.

Menma was about to go north all the way, through the Land of Rivers and the Land of Grass to return to Takigakure Village, but just passed a small town in the Land of Rivers and came to the area of ​​the Land of Rivers that was closer to the Land of Wind.

"Boom!"

Suddenly.

Menma sensed an extremely strong aftermath of the battle.

The ground shook slightly.

This is the roughly determined distance.

Coupled with such a residual power.

Menma was basically certain that the two sides in the battle must be at the level of Kage, otherwise it would be impossible for ordinary jonin to fight to this extent.

"Here? There are actually people fighting? And on this scale!? Could it be?"

Menma frowned, and a certain thought flashed through his mind.

Then.

Menma spread his perception as much as possible.

The chakra fluctuations that were easily captured, the specific direction accurately determined, Menma kicked his feet, and further burst out chakra, rushing towards the direction of the battle.

And as he got closer to the battle area.

Menma suppressed his breath as much as possible, and his pace slowed down. Generally speaking, people fighting cannot take into account too far away, and the most dispersed perception can cover the surrounding area to ensure that they will not be attacked.

But Menma still felt that he should be as careful as possible.

Who knows, there might be that kind of perverted guy! ?