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

Chapter 60 Menma's Ambition: Ending This Era!

More than 20 kilometers off the coast of Uzushio Village, near the Land of Waves, a small fishing boat bobs on the waves like a tiny leaf.

The old fisherman on the boat cast his net into the sea, then sat cross-legged at the bow, took out a pipe, and waited quietly.

When the passing fish get caught in the net and can't escape, the net is pulled in when the time is almost up. This process is repeated several times. If you're lucky, you can catch some rare fish species and sell them for a good price at the fish market, adding some income to your meager life.

However, most of the time, they are just ordinary fish, and it may not even be enough to feed a family.

It's fair to say that their livelihood depends entirely on the weather and the ocean.

Few people come to this sea area where he is. It is said that the small island in the distance was once a ninja kingdom, but it was destroyed for some unknown reason and became a pirate stronghold.

The old fisherman only dared to fish on the edge, not daring to go too deep.

He took out some low-quality scraps of tobacco, stuffed them into his pipe, lit it, and began puffing away.

Suddenly, a sea breeze blew by and lifted his straw hat off.

"Strange, the weather doesn't seem to be changing." The old man looked at the horizon where the sea met the sky, but he didn't see any signs of an approaching storm. The sky was sunny, the sea was calm, and a flock of seagulls were flying in the distance.

But suddenly, the old man saw the seagulls panic and scatter as if they had seen something terrifying.

The old man sensed something was wrong, stood up from the boat, and looked around.

next moment!
The sight of two enormous creatures fighting on a small island in the distance shocked the old man, who had never left the Land of Waves in his entire life, so much so that he dropped his pipe.

slam-la-

A surging wave crashed in from the direction where the two monsters were fighting. The old man gripped the gunwale tightly with one hand and pulled up the fishing net with the other.

Even though the fishing boat could capsize at any moment in the waves, he dared not let go.

After experiencing a series of dangers and finally returning to the Land of Waves, the old man seemed to have gone mad. He was completely distraught and told everyone he met that he had witnessed a battle between a god and a fox demon!
Some busybodies asked him with a smile about the specific details and location, but the old man looked flustered and claimed that he dared not reveal it for fear of being punished by the gods.

This caused passersby to burst into laughter.

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The small island where Wochao Village is located.

After a fierce battle, the entire island was destroyed and shattered.

The island's forests were mostly destroyed, and several deep, grotesque craters remained on the ground.

The ruins of the former Wochao Village were also completely destroyed in this battle.

On the beach, bathed in the golden light of the setting sun, Uchiha Hikaru sat with his legs drawn up, under a large tree that had not yet been blown down, staring blankly at the setting sun sinking into the sea.

Beside her, Menma lay sprawled on the beach, stretching out her limbs as the twilight enveloped her.

Uchiha Hikaru brushed aside his long hair, which was ruffled by the sea breeze, and his black pupils reflected the boy's silhouette. His face was full of curiosity: "Your power far surpasses mine. It's enough to destroy the entire ninja world, so why do you still need my power?"

The battle lasted all day. The joints of the body, which had been sealed and bound for hundreds of years, were stretched, and the pent-up frustration and dark negative emotions that had been sealed for hundreds of years were released.

I felt incredibly refreshed.

"This power is far from being able to overwhelm the ninja world." Menma put his hands behind his head; he knew all too well just how many powerful figures there were in this ninja world.

He could overpower the Raikage AB duo, but Nagato of Akatsuki, Obito with Kamui, and Madara Uchiha who left a backup plan all posed threats to him.

As for the mere Uchiha Itachi, Menma has prepared a 'big gift' for him on the night of the clan massacre.

“My enemies are not just the ninja world.” Menma looked up at the bright moon that had already appeared on the horizon: “They come from above the dome.”

"And why destroy the ninja world?" Menma turned his head to look at the girl beside him, the unique fragrance of a young girl wafting into his nostrils, making his heart itch.

This time, it was Uchiha Hikaru's turn to show confusion: "Didn't you want to destroy the ninja world?"

For Uchiha Hikaru, who had never received a formal education and was raised as a weapon of war at a young age, power was meant for destruction! For annihilation!

Menma sat up on the beach and said seriously to Uchiha Hikaru, "What I want to destroy are more than twenty countries, including the Five Great Nations, and their ninja villages."

"My goal is to establish a completely new nation where ninjas and ordinary people live together, eliminating class and discrimination! Then I will destroy more than twenty countries, including the Five Great Nations, and unify the ninja world!"

"Without other countries, there will be no more wars between humans. The power of ninjas will no longer be used only for killing, but for construction and development. People can live and work in peace and contentment, and children can receive a better education and grow up safely and happily, unlike in the Warring States period and now, when children are sent to the battlefield as killing tools at the age of a few."

"To the ninjas and nobles of this era, I am indeed destroying their world, but I will create a completely new era!"

"An era in which everyone can walk in the sunlight, free from war and man-made disasters!"

"To build such a new era, my strength alone is far from enough, so I am looking for people who agree with my ideas and recruiting some subordinates who are willing to follow me."

“So, I need you!” Menma stood up from the beach and extended his hand to Uchiha Hikaru.

"Let me introduce myself again, my name is Whirlpool Menma." The setting sun gilded Menma's outline.

Uchiha Hikaru looked up at the boy standing in front of him and the hand, his cheeks flushing slightly.

'They need me…' She had never felt so needed and valued before.

Moreover, the feeling Menma gave her was different from that of the Uchiha clan members who feared her power but also used it.

He truly saw me as a companion and friend, valued my feelings, and was willing to sit with me and watch the sunset together.

Thinking of his clansmen who had imprisoned him and used him as a weapon of war, Uchiha Hikaru lowered his head slightly, his heart heavy, and said, "I... have no name. My clansmen all call me Nameless..."

"You have a name!" Menma's gentle yet firm words startled Uchiha Hikaru, who then looked up at the boy in front of him.

“I know, your name is Uchiha Hikaru!” Menma whispered the almost forgotten name.

“Hikaru…” Hikari Uchiha’s deepest memories were awakened, and the blurry faces of her parents appeared in her mind.

The words her parents wrote when they named her have echoed in her ears for hundreds of years.

'I hope she can emerge from the darkness and walk into the light...'

"Why... why did you know..." As she recalled her parents' appearances, two streams of tears suddenly fell from Uchiha Hikaru's eyes.

"The ninja world holds no secrets for me." Menma's hand remained in front of the weeping girl.

Uchiha Hikaru wiped away her tears, her hands trembling as she reached out and tightly grasped Menma's hands.

Then Menma firmly pulled him up.

"Hello, my name is Uchiha Hikaru!" Uchiha Hikaru stood in front of Menma, a smile blooming on his face, tears still clinging to his eyelashes.

The sea breeze carries her vow: "Even if you become an enemy of the entire ninja world, I will always, always stand by your side!"

(End of this chapter)