Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

If there is no freedom and power.

Talking about anything else is just a joke.

"Father and mother? You really do know your identity, Menma-kun. And, the same as me? Haha, interesting. You really are an interesting guy, Menma-kun."

A hint of 'as expected' appeared in Orochimaru's snake eyes.

"Well, Menma-kun, that's all for today. I'm looking forward to our next meeting."

The last words uttered.

The gradually fading figure.

Just a few seconds later.

The figures of Orochimaru and Karin disappeared from Menma's sight.

The forest became quiet again, accompanied by the gentle breeze that blew quietly. Within Menma's own perception range, the last trace of the cold air completely dissipated.

Menma also took a deep breath, and all the strength in his body seemed to be exhausted at this moment. He leaned limply against the big tree behind him and sat down.

"Fortunately, there were no accidents..."

Menma let out a long breath, feeling a little relieved in his heart.

After all, in this transaction with Orochimaru, although Menma looks determined to win, the initiative is actually in Orochimaru's hands. If Orochimaru is really unwilling to trade with Menma, or even sells Menma, Menma will have no means of counterattack.

But why did he do this?

The reason is simple. This is his best choice at the moment. What's more, Orochimaru is a very practical person. As long as he can get what he wants, he will never go back on his promise.

That's the case with Danzo.

The same is true of the deal he planned to make with Tsunade in the original work.

Although it is a bit strange for a ninja to talk about credibility, Orochimaru can really be said to be a trustworthy person.

This is also one of the reasons why Menma made such a decision.

However, a certain 'beast' might not be so happy.

"Hmph, little brat, you really are good at confusing right and wrong. Existence in the body? Hmph, are you trying to say that I told you all those things? And the relationship between the Sharingan and the Samsara Eye, little brat, where did you get all this information? And you even used my chakra as a bargaining chip? You are really bold."

Almost immediately after Orochimaru left, the Nine-Tailed Fox inside Menma's body raised its fox head and snorted coldly.

Normally, as long as Menma intended to suppress and isolate the Nine-Tails' chakra, the Nine-Tails would not be able to obtain information from the outside world. But just now, Menma used the Nine-Tails' chakra to fight, and the leaked chakra was enough for the Nine-Tails to learn about the intelligence and information from the outside world.

Even Menma himself still needs to rely on the Nine-Tails' Chakra.

Kyuubi knew everything about the previous conversation.

Naturally, he expressed his dissatisfaction directly at that moment.

"Haha, don't be so impatient, Jiu Lama. Don't I need you to be a shield? Otherwise, how can I convince that guy? Don't mind this little problem."

In the spiritual world within the body.

Menma also said while looking at Kyuubi with a smile.

"Little ghost, who are you? After 12 years, I dare not say that I know everything about you, but I am absolutely sure that you have not contacted anyone. Where did you get all this information from? Whether it is my name or the Samsara Eye you just mentioned, these are not things you should know. Could it be that you are..."

The Nine-Tailed Fox's huge fox head was slightly lowered, and its fox eyes were staring at Menma.

"Hush, this is a forbidden matter. As I said before, Jiu Lama, I don't need you to trust me. You can just treat this as a game in your boring life. Even if I fail, you can always start over. The worst that can happen is that you will just spend some time to revive. Even worse, the situation will remain unchanged. I am just a qualified trading partner of yours, Jiu Lama, when the time comes, I will tell you, but not now."

Menma stretched out his index finger and placed it on his mouth, looking at the Nine-Tails with clear eyes, and the words that were spoken with a chuckle.

next moment

Without waiting for the Nine-Tailed Fox to continue speaking, the spirit body dispersed on its own initiative.

"Little devil, you!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox was startled at first, and then it raised its huge forelimbs. In less than a second, Menma's spirit body completely disappeared.

"Is it those two guys? Or is it just you, old man! ! "

The Nine-Tailed Fox's front limbs clenched into fists subconsciously, and a rare hint of reminiscence flashed in its fox eyes.

Menma's consciousness completely returned to the real world. When he thought that he could finally leave this disgusting village, the corners of his mouth could not help but rise slightly.

The timing has been determined.

The landing point has been determined.

All that's left to do now is wait.

Moreover, through this battle, Menma has a clearer and deeper grasp of the Nine-Tails' chakra, and he seems to feel that his personal strength has also made a breakthrough.

The transformation of the Jinchūriki's body by the tailed beast's chakra is also subtle and silent.

"Well, from now on I just need to be a spectator."

Looking at the direction where Orochimaru went away.

Menma smiled slightly, then leaped up and went back the way he came.

The battle with Orochimaru and the subsequent conversation only took Menma a few dozen minutes. By the time Menma returned to the area where Orochimaru had teased Naruto and Sasuke, the two unconscious figures had disappeared.

Menma was not surprised. He spread out his perception and explored carefully.

"At eight o'clock?"

Menma also accurately locked the specific location.

With an explosion of chakra under his feet, he flew forward at a rapid speed.

"who!?"

Menma did not try to hide himself and just arrived at the nearest point.

Outside a tree hole.

Sakura, who was already a little nervous, instantly became alert and put her whole body on guard.

But it was only a second later.

The moment I saw Menma's figure.

"It's me, Sakura."

A look of delight appeared on Sakura's face.

"Menma-kun!"

The previous battle really brought a great psychological shock to Sakura. The strength of Orochimaru, and the subsequent appearance of Sasuke and Naruto falling into coma, all cast a thick haze on Sakura's heart.

After barely moving the two people to this tree hole that seemed relatively safe.

Sakura was always in a state of panic.

Afraid of encountering a stronger enemy.

There was a moment when Sakura was really desperate, and she regretted that she should have given up decisively before the test and let Menma stay with Naruto and Sasuke. If that were the case, perhaps the result would not be what it is now.

Now at the moment when I see Menma.

The joy in my heart is self-evident, and I also feel like a heavy burden has been lifted off my shoulders.

As long as Menma is here, all problems will no longer be problems.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 93 Reunion

But it was only a few seconds later.

Sakura immediately became nervous, holding a kunai in one hand and taking a defensive stance.

"Are you really Menma!?"

After all, it's not the time when they just graduated. After nearly half a year of training, even Sakura has grown to a certain extent in her mentality. This is the venue for the Chunin Exam, and it is not clear whether the people who come here are enemies or companions.

During this period, although Kakashi noticed Sakura's ability to control chakra and intended to guide her to develop into an illusion or medical ninja, he did not have enough time and Kakashi was not an expert in either field. At most, he taught Sakura some basic knowledge.

Sakura is still in the initial learning stage. She cannot tell whether the Menma in front of her is the real person or not. Now Sakura has completely tense up her nerves.

"Hmm? Of course I'm Menma, Sakura, do you remember the extra income I gave you?"

Menma reacted after a moment of shock and blurted out information that only a few people in their team knew.

When I heard Menma's words.

Sakura finally relaxed this time, and said with a look like she was about to cry: "Menma, it's really you, Naruto and Sasuke, they all, they all..."

"Well, it's okay, Sakura. Naruto and Sasuke are just unconscious. They should be able to wake up after a while. Don't worry. Tell me what happened first. Did you encounter any enemies?"

Menma strode to the side of Naruto and Sasuke, pretended to check them, then frowned and looked at Sakura and asked.

"Well, here's the thing, Menma..."

After all, Menma still has a certain degree of prestige in the four-member team of Team 7. This is a result of Menma's decisiveness and strength in the execution of many missions in the past six months. Not to mention Sakura, even Naruto and Sasuke would subconsciously obey Menma's orders in many cases.

In today's situation.

Menma's arrival also alleviated Sakura's panic and worry to a great extent. Sakura gradually calmed down and told Menma about the encounter between the three of them and Orochimaru. Of course, this was because they were temporarily separated later.

There is some content missing in the middle.

Sakura just said that when he found Naruto and Sasuke again, they had already fallen into a coma, and there was a strange thing on Sasuke's neck.

"Is that so? This symbol should be a special sealing technique. I can't tell what it is specifically. I can only wait until I pass this test and then ask Kakashi-sensei to take a look."

While listening, Menma pretended to think for a while, then nodded and said.

"Hmm."

Sakura, who was at a loss and frightened just now, felt completely relieved after Menma arrived. As long as Menma was by her side, she didn't need to worry about any problems and just followed whatever Menma said.

"You stay here and guard them. I'll go set up some traps around them and bring back some food. It's okay. Everything will be fine, whether it's Naruto and Sasuke or the exam."

Menma looked at Haruno Sakura and said softly.

"Yeah, I understand, Menma."

Sakura also nodded in response.

Following from that.

Menma leapt away from where he was.

Sakura went back to the outside of the tree hole to guard Naruto and Sasuke who were still unconscious.

Not to mention Menma and the others who were temporarily stopped in an area on one side of the Death Forest.

The 21 ninjas from different ninja villages entered the largest and most special training ground of Konohagakure and started the most brutal fight on the first day.

After all, the content of this second round of assessment requires that each team must collect all the scrolls of heaven and earth in order to pass.

Although there is a new team like Menma that acts alone.

But in such a huge Death Forest, there are only 11 scrolls of heaven and earth each. Even if everything is so coincidental, only 11 teams can pass the second round of assessment. In fact, the number of teams that can finally pass the assessment must be less than this number.

In the original book, there were 26 teams that entered the second round of assessment, but only six teams were able to successfully complete the assessment.

The passing rate is less than a quarter.

This life is obviously no exception.

The noise of the outside world and the fighting between various ninjas.

Menma didn't take it to heart at all. To him, the real purpose of participating in this Chunin Exam had already been achieved. For the rest of the things, he just needed to follow the established 'script'.

Just as Menma himself expected.

After being unconscious for several hours, Naruto woke up before Sasuke. The moment he opened his eyes, after the initial confusion, Naruto immediately jumped up.

A fighting stance is assumed directly.

And only one second later.

"You're awake, Naruto."

After hearing the clear words and seeing Menma's familiar figure, Naruto's tense body finally relaxed completely.

"It's Menma. When did you find us? Eh? And where's Sakura?"