Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

Menma raised his eyes and said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Then it seems that we really need to let Menma-kun know more. It's very simple. We have the ability to deceive the garrison troops at the border of Konoha and let the Sound and Sand Ninja troops sneak into the suburbs of Konoha at the designated time. Since we want to destroy Konoha, we naturally have to target Konoha itself."

Yakushi Kabuto said with a slight smile.

"Of course, a large army cannot enter, but an elite force of more than a thousand people can do it. Just as you said, Lord Orochimaru was a high-ranking official in the Hidden Leaf Village. There are countless spies like me in this village, and there are even higher-ranking people who are Lord Orochimaru's men. These people are Lord Orochimaru's assistants."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 100 Answers

"Also, you should have met Gaara from the Sand Village, Menma-kun. I'll tell you directly that he is also the key to this plan. He is the One-Tailed Jinchuriki of the Sand Village. What does this mean, Menma-kun, you should know the most, right? In addition, this news has not been announced yet, but on the day of the Chunin Exam, the Kazekage of the Sand Village will also come to participate. At that time, he will fight together with Orochimaru. I wonder if such a fighting force is important enough in Menma-kun's eyes?"

At this moment, a bright light appeared in Yakushi Kabuto's eyes.

"One-tail Jinchuriki, elite troops with protection, and the Kazekage? Indeed, such a force is enough. It seems that Orochimaru-san has been preparing for a long time."

Menma said with a cold smile.

The combat power configuration is exactly the same as in the original plot.

According to the plans of both the Sound and Sand ninjas, Gaara would first be transformed into a tailed beast in the core area of ​​the Hidden Leaf Village, and then the Fourth Kazekage Rasa would join forces with Orochimaru to deal with the Third Hokage, while the elite troops prepared outside would raid the Hidden Leaf Village at the same time, as the Hidden Leaf Village now lacks high-end combat power.

The destructive power that the One-Tail Shukaku can bring is unparalleled.

Then, theoretically, the joining forces of two Kage-level people will definitely be able to suppress the old Third Hokage. If the Third Hokage can be killed quickly, the Konoha collapse plan will definitely succeed. Whether Konoha can be destroyed is another matter, but there will be no problem in severely damaging Konoha.

Don't forget, there is still an old silver coin in the Hidden Leaf Village who will choose to stand idly by.

Yakushi Kabuto did not say it explicitly.

There is no clear explanation in the original book.

But Menma could definitely guess who would be Orochimaru's biggest internal assistant. It was no one else but Danzo Shimura. Only he could help the Sound and Sand Ninjas avoid the defense and reconnaissance of the border garrison of Konohagakure.

He was the only one who most wished to see Sarutobi Hiruzen die.

Almost all of the so-called strongest defenses are often broken from the inside.

In the original work, it was Gaara's failure to transform into a tailed beast in the Hidden Leaf Village, and his subsequent defeat by Naruto himself, as well as the fact that the Fourth Kazekage Rasa most likely regretted cooperating with Orochimaru at the end of his life, forcing Orochimaru to kill Rasa and pretend to be the Fourth Kazekage to continue the plan, that caused the failure of the entire plan.

And in this life.

There is a high probability that Rasa will be killed by Orochimaru.

This is something Menma cannot interfere with, and from Menma's point of view, Rasa must also be killed. After all, if the Fourth Kazekage really were to be alive and well, he would unilaterally cancel the plan to attack Konoha.

It would be impossible for the Sound Ninja led by Orochimaru alone to launch the plan to collapse Konoha.

Then Menma's own escape plan will also be hindered.

Therefore, if Luo Sha really regrets, he must die.

As for Gaara, that would depend on the situation at that time, and now Orochimaru has his sights set on Menma.

"How about it, Menma-kun? Can you give me your answer? Do you want to join our Lord Orochimaru's plan? This is the best opportunity for you to vent your resentment over the years."

Yakushi Kabuto asked while looking at Menma with a smile.

Menma's expression became very stern when he saw Yakushi Kabuto's attitude.

This is an invitation.

It is also a kind of temptation.

Although the previous transactions were enough to show Menma's current attitude towards the Hidden Leaf Village, it was ultimately just verbal expressions, and no trace of the most important actions could be seen.

After returning, Orochimaru thought about it and felt that inviting Menma to participate in the Konoha collapse plan would be of great benefit, not only to the plan itself, but also to Menma.

And Menma can also smell the special scent here.

"He really is worthy of being the biggest boss in the early stages."

Menma sighed inwardly, and the next second, he looked directly at Kabuto Yakushi and smiled gently, "Since Orochimaru-san has made such sufficient preparations, I would be sorry if I didn't get involved. However, I'll make it clear that I will only take action after I see Konoha is in chaos. If your attack is suppressed from the beginning, or even if you deceive me and don't have the so-called fighting power, then I'm sorry, but I won't play with fire with you."

Before leaving, leave a little 'special gift' for Konoha.

It's true, after Orochimaru sent Kabuto Yakushi to make such an invitation to Menma, the desire in Menma's heart spread and grew rapidly like spring grass.

Don't talk to Menma about justice, innocence, etc.

In such a world.

These words are luxuries.

If it were the previous Menma, he might have hesitated, or might have rejected Orochimaru's invitation, because before, he still had the filter of his previous life and the thoughts of an ordinary person in his previous life, but now he is no longer ordinary.

Menma has completely integrated himself into this world.

I won't care about these small issues.

He only cares about himself and those who are truly willing to care about him and stand shoulder to shoulder with him. Apart from that, everything else is meaningless.

Therefore, Menma accepted Orochimaru's invitation without any hesitation.

After hearing Menma's answer, the smile on Yakushi Kabuto's face became much more intense. This was the answer he wanted to hear the most, and it was also the answer he could have expected from the beginning.

Since they are allies of Lord Orochimaru and still have resentment towards Konoha, it is basically impossible for them to refuse this invitation.

This is what Yakushi Kabuto thinks.

"I know Menma-kun will not refuse. This is the basic arrangement of the plan. You can take a look at it first. Of course, this is just a contingency plan. After all, there is still a full month before the implementation of the plan. Changes may occur at any time. However, as long as there are changes, I will contact you at any time."

Yakushi Kabuto said with a smile as he took out a scroll from his arms and threw it towards Menma.

Menma caught it with his backhand.

"Haha, anyway, I still say the same thing. I will only take action based on the situation. You should personally convey this to Orochimaru-san."

Menma said calmly.

"That's natural. Then, I won't bother you anymore, Menma-kun. My apologies."

After Pharmacist Kabuto bowed slightly in greeting.

"Whoosh."

His figure flashed and blended into the thick night, disappearing without a trace.

Just a few seconds later, Kabuto Yakushi was completely out of Menma's perception range.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 101 Undercurrent (Fourth Update)

Menma looked at the direction where Kabuto Yakushi left, and a solemn look appeared in his pupils. Then, he pushed open the door and returned to the room. Then, Menma came to the table and opened the scroll that Kabuto Yakushi threw to him.

The above is indeed an outline of the joint combat plan of the Sound Ninja and the Sand Ninja.

Including but not limited to the cooperation between Rasa and Orochimaru, Gaara's complete transformation into the tailed beast, and the timing of the surprise attack by the elite troops of the Sand Ninja and the Sound Ninja who are sneaking to the close position.

It can be said that this scroll completely records all the key points of Konoha's collapse plan.

"Have you really got me under your thumb? Orochimaru-san..."

A hint of murderous intent emerged between Mian Ma's brows, and he murmured softly in his heart.

An invitation that I didn't expect.

This was obviously beyond Menma's own plan.

Originally, he was planning to take advantage of the chaos to get away from the Hidden Leaf Village and sit back and watch the collapse of Konoha this time. Menma didn't care who would win or lose, including Orochimaru, because he wouldn't die that easily anyway. But now it seems that whether he is willing or not, he has to join this "feast".

"But it's okay, at least you can give me a good show before leaving."

Menma let out a breath, looked at the dark night outside the window, and clenched his right hand slightly.

At the same time.

In a hidden area some distance away from the Hidden Leaf Village.

Kabuto Yakushi, who had just left Menma, also appeared here directly.

He found a secluded entrance behind a pile of rocks with ease.

Pharmacist Kabuto stepped down without hesitation and came directly to the bottom floor.

In the innermost dim room with only an oil lamp hanging on it.

Orochimaru is doing his research very seriously.

There were various human organs and limbs randomly placed on the experimental table, and blood was splashed everywhere. If an ordinary person saw this scene, he would probably vomit bile out of fear. However, Kabuto Yakushi walked in with a calm look.

Such scenes had long been commonplace to Kabuto Yakushi in the past decade or so. After becoming Orochimaru's most capable assistant, he would see him once or twice every other day. The forbidden research on the human body was one of the core projects in all of Orochimaru's research.

In order to gain greater power, or even to obtain eternal life.

Studying humans with different physiques is one of the best ways for Orochimaru to explore all of this.

When Kabuto Yakushi entered the laboratory, he did not report immediately, because he knew very well that his master Orochimaru hated to be disturbed during experiments. At that moment, he walked directly to the opposite side of Orochimaru and did the work of an assistant very skillfully.

This experiment was completed one step at a time.

Wait until the final finishing work is completed.

Orochimaru picked up the towel beside him and casually wiped the blood off his face and hands. Then his narrow snake eyes looked directly at Kabuto Yakushi who was standing opposite him.

"Kou, how's it going? What's the result?"

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru, the Sand Ninja have confirmed twice that they will cause the One-Tail to riot at the designated time. In terms of the deployment of troops, they have also promised to send thousands of elite troops to the corresponding locations at the designated time. However, they still doubt that we can guarantee that their troops can sneak into the suburbs of Konoha smoothly."

After a slight pause, Pharmacist Dou replied softly.

"Haha, the Sand Ninja are still the same. Their backbones were completely broken more than ten years ago. But it doesn't matter, as long as they can cooperate with the action. When appropriate, you can also reveal a little bit. When necessary, I will contact the Fourth Kazekage again."

Orochimaru smiled lightly, and a hint of sarcasm appeared in his extremely weird eyes.

In the three Ninja World Wars, the Sand Village was the defeated party all three times.

It was precisely these repeated defeats that caused the Sand Village to continue to weaken. When the five major ninja villages were first established, except for Konoha which was the only one that stood out, the gap between the other four major ninja villages was really not that big.

They can basically be said to be on par with each other.

But now?

The Sand Village has completely become the bottom of the list.

As a former high-ranking member of Konoha and current 'ally' of the Sand Village, Orochimaru sees this point very clearly.

However, Orochimaru doesn't care about this at all. If it is a strong ally, it will be a troublesome thing for Orochimaru.

Otherwise, Orochimaru would not have gone to the Sand Village instead of the Kumogakure or the Iwagakure. After all, in terms of strength, these two ninja villages are the most suitable partners.

Especially the Hidden Cloud Village, which has shown a momentum of catching up and even surpassing the Hidden Leaf Village in recent years.

This is also one of the reasons why Orochimaru chose Sand Village.

Of course, at this time, Orochimaru had no idea that the Sand Ninja would be so spineless that the Fourth Kazekage would give up at the last minute even the plan that had been negotiated and prepared for several months.

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Pharmacist Kabuto bowed and greeted.

"So, what about the other side? Has our ally also agreed to join the plan?"

Orochimaru rarely showed an expression that was even more serious than before and asked Kabuto Yakushi, as if in Orochimaru's eyes, the importance of his ally Menma was much more important than the Sand Ninja.

Of course, this is obviously also because of Menma's potential and the huge benefits he is likely to bring to Orochimaru.

If we only consider the Konoha collapse plan itself.

Unless Menma can now directly transform into a complete tailed beast, he will be able to completely overwhelm his ally, the Sand Village.

If it were just the previous combat performance.

One Menma is far from enough.

"As you expected, Lord Orochimaru, Menma-kun did not reject our invitation, but he still had some reservations."

"Huh? Keep it? Tell me about it."

"Yes"

Afterwards, Kabuto Yakushi briefly relayed his previous conversation with Menma to Orochimaru.