Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 5: Cloud Village Envoy Kidnaps Hinata
"Hey, young man, looks like this is your first time here." The owner of Ichiraku Ramen, Techi, asked Menma with a smile, his eyes narrowed. "Would you like me to recommend some of your popular signature dishes?"

“This isn’t my first time here, Uncle Teji.” Menma snapped out of his daze, looked at Teji wearing a chef’s hat and squinting eyes, and ordered a bowl of ramen as if they were old friends: “One bowl of miso chashu ramen, no naruto roll, and extra bamboo shoots.”

"Huh?" Shouda looked at the boy in front of him with some confusion, but he had no recollection of him at all.

"I'm so sorry, sir, maybe it's because I'm getting old." He scratched his head apologetically, then smiled and said, "Well, as compensation, I'll give you a generous amount of 'shriveled noodles'!"

In Japanese, the pronunciation of dried bamboo shoots is the same as "menma" (面麻), and the pronunciation of Naruto rolls is the same as "Naruto" (呐人).

I don't know if it's because of the 'Limited Tsukuyomi World', but Menma doesn't like fish cakes and has a special fondness for dried bamboo shoots.

While waiting for the ramen shop owner to start cooking, Menma listened intently to the conversation between the two Konoha ninjas next door.

However, whether it was because there wasn't much more information available, or because Menma, this 'other person,' was in the noodle shop at the moment, the two Konoha ninjas didn't continue their previous conversation and instead started talking about everyday things and gossip.

They even talked about the newly published adult romance novel by the neighboring Shueido Publishing House.

The topic was so shocking that Menma reached out and pressed down the little nine-tailed fox that couldn't help but peek out from the fox fur collar.

When was Jiraiya's "Icha Icha Paradise" published? Menma remembers that as the most famous romance novel in the ninja world, "Icha Icha Paradise" became a hit as soon as it was released. If "Icha Icha Paradise" has already been published, then these two ninjas should be discussing this kind of topic.

"Young man, your miso chashu ramen is ready." While thinking, the hand-cooked uncle placed a full bowl of ramen in front of Menma.

Looking at the thick layer of dried bamboo shoots on top, and smelling the aroma of the noodle soup, Mianma picked up a pair of chopsticks and began to enjoy the food.

I've spent the last three years of my life in this world in an orphanage, and I've never been outside to eat any other delicious food.

At this moment, Mianma was like a prisoner who had just been released from prison, slurping up mouthfuls of ramen.

It even attracted the attention of two ninjas nearby.

However, seeing that the other party was just a boy without a ninja headband, eating ramen like a starving ghost, he stopped paying attention.

After finishing a large bowl of ramen, Mianma put down his chopsticks, patted his stomach, and let out a big breath.

Although he used a transformation technique, his true form is still a child; it's no wonder he's stuffed after eating so much.

"I'm glad the customer likes it." The middle-aged man squinted and laughed heartily.

As a ramen chef, seeing the satisfied expression on a customer's face after finishing their ramen is the greatest praise he can receive.

"The money is left." After placing a fifty-tael banknote on the table, Mianma got up and left.

He picked up the money and watched the other person leave, feeling that there was something strange about this person.

After leaving Ichiraku Ramen, Menma walked slowly towards the Hyuga clan's territory, facing the night wind and following the direction he remembered.

"Now that you've eaten, you should get some exercise." As Menma walked, she took out a white three-eyed fox mask and put it on.

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Hyuga family residence.

A ninja wearing a cloth cover quietly sneaked into the Hyuga clan head's residence.

"That was easy." Looking at the little girl sleeping soundly on the bed, the masked ninja took out a handkerchief soaked in sleeping potion from his pocket and used it on the little girl.

After the drug took effect, the masked ninja picked up the little girl and quickly left.

Rub rub rub rub -

Inside the Hyuga clan's territory, a masked ninja, carrying a little girl in one hand, ran at top speed. Seeing that they were about to escape the Hyuga clan's territory, the masked ninja grew increasingly excited.

"Just in time, the show's about to begin!" a voice suddenly rang out.

The masked ninja was startled, stopped in his tracks, and looked up.

A figure appeared on the courtyard wall ahead, looking down at the masked ninja.

"Damn it! Have we been discovered?" The masked ninja looked at the courtyard wall, his expression suddenly changing beneath his mask, and then he prepared to die.

This was originally part of their plan!

"Wait! Not a Hyuga clan ninja?" Suddenly, the masked ninja noticed that the person opposite him was wearing a mask and his attire was completely unlike that of a Konoha ninja with a headband.

But why is this person here? What is his purpose?
The masked ninja didn't have time to think, because several figures quickly landed around him.

"Who dares to act so presumptuously in the Hyuga clan!" Hyuga Hiashi appeared between the masked ninja and the mysterious masked man, accompanied by several guards.

"Hishashi! Hold off the masked man! I'll save Hinata first!" Hiashi Hyuga said to one of the Jonin beside him.

The most urgent task at this time is to rescue Hinata, who has been kidnapped.

"Yes!" Hyuga Hizashi bowed slightly, veins bulging in his eyes, activated his Byakugan mode, and charged towards the mysterious masked man standing on the courtyard wall.

"So eager to fight? Don't you even want to know what I do for a living?" Uzumaki Menma stretched out a hand to block Hyuga Hizashi's Gentle Fist, while casually dodging Hyuga Hizashi's attacks from the courtyard wall.

No matter how tricky Hyuga Hizashi's Gentle Fist angles were, the mysterious man opposite him could always predict his movements and moves, thus easily dodging Hizashi's attacks.

He caught all of Hizashi's physical techniques with just one hand.

Hyuga Hizashi, however, grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. It was as if his enemy knew exactly which pressure points Hyuga's Gentle Fist was going to strike, protecting them with chakra beforehand. This made Hyuga's Gentle Fist feel like hitting a block of iron, making it impossible to seal the opponent's pressure points!
We have never encountered such an enemy in more than 20 years!
'Damn it! Why is he so skilled!' Hyuga Hizashi was surprised to find during his attack that the mysterious person opposite him was very familiar with his Gentle Fist techniques, even giving him the illusion that he was sparring with the head of the family.

On the street below, Hiashi Hyuga rushed forward and delivered a heavy blow to the masked ninja.

The original plan was simply to cripple the opponent and then interrogate them about which faction sent them.

However, the masked ninja charged forward and struck Hiashi's fist with his weak point.

boom!
The masked ninja was sent flying backwards, and Hinata, whom he was holding, was caught by Hiashi the moment she hit the ground.

"Clan Chief!" The other guards also stepped forward and surrounded Rizu.

"The other person is dead?" Hiashi handed the unconscious Hinata to the guards, then stepped forward and touched her neck, only to find that she was dead.

Hiashi removed the other person's face mask, and when he saw the Cloud Village headband on the other person's forehead, his expression suddenly changed.

"Kumakuya ninja?"

"Isn't this the Cloud Village envoy who just arrived yesterday?"

The two Hyuga clan guards also recognized the man and looked at their clan leader with some unease.

Why would the Cloud Village envoy, who should be at the Third Hokage's banquet, appear at the Hyuga clan's territory?

After a moment of surprise, Hiashi Hyuga immediately turned his head and looked at the mysterious masked man who was fighting Hizashi Hyuga!
"Hizashi! Capture him alive!" Hyuga Hiashi shouted in a stern voice, his veins bulging.

(End of this chapter)