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

Chapter 68 A Secret Rendezvous with Yekura (Clickbait Title)

Yekura certainly wouldn't let the lives and deaths of ordinary people tie her down.

However, as ninjas from a great nation's ninja village, avoiding involving civilians in war is a fundamental principle of their upbringing.

Even in wars between major powers, efforts are made to avoid involving ordinary people.

During the Second Shinobi World War, on the battlefield of the Land of Rain, amidst the chaos of battles between several factions, two Konoha ninjas entered Nagato's house in search of food. They mistakenly identified Nagato's family, who were hiding in the shadows, as enemy ninjas and killed Nagato's parents. Only after discovering that they were just ordinary civilians did they realize their mistake and feel deep remorse.

He didn't even intend to kill Nagato to silence him completely; instead, he knelt down and apologized to Nagato.

It is clear that for most ninjas, especially those from major powers, the education they receive is that attacking ordinary civilians is a shameful act.

Only those ninjas who have fallen into the status of wandering ninjas and rogue ninjas would kill ordinary people at will to gain a twisted sense of pleasure and superiority.

But what puzzled Yecang even more at this moment was that the mastermind behind the upheaval in the Land of Bears and the rebellion in the Star Village had found him so easily and seemed not to intend to take action immediately.

'What exactly is he...' Yekura's deep brown eyes were filled with deep vigilance.

Meanwhile, Menma, sitting next to Yekura, was also observing the tall, beautiful female ninja from Sunagakure with great interest.

He originally thought that Yekura was dead when he was recruiting members of the organization, that she had died in the Third Shinobi World War.

Pakura was betrayed by the Sand Village's higher-ups as a condition for a ceasefire with Kirigakure.

But it seems that this timeline is not the case.

If Pakura hadn't died in the Third Shinobi World War.

That means he died at the hands of Biljukhu.

Menma vaguely remembers that Yekura's first appearance was in the movie where Hiruko was the villainous boss, but he can't remember what it was called.

The general plot is that Hiruko collected the bloodline limit ninjas from the five great ninja villages and used the "Kira-ga no Jutsu" to integrate them into his own body, thus granting them the corresponding bloodline limit.

Among the bloodline limit ninjas captured by Hiruko were: Kari, the 'Explosion Release' ninja from Iwagakure; Pakura, the 'Scorching Release' ninja from Sunagakure; Chukichi, the 'Dark Release' ninja from Kirigakure; and Troy, the 'Magnet Release' ninja from Kumogakure.

Finally, Hiruko planned to capture Kakashi in order to obtain Kakashi's Sharingan, but was then caught up and defeated by Naruto Uzumaki.

'That old man Kishimoto…' Menma thought to himself, 'He crammed movie characters into the manga, messed up the timeline, and even gave them different bloodline limits and ninjutsu.'

'If Yekura is still alive, that means they were probably captured and killed by Hiruko later, and then absorbed into Kira.' Menma had almost forgotten where Hiruko was hiding.

After his sensory abilities detected ninjas from the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth entering the Land of Bears, he focused his attention on Pakura and took the opportunity to mark her chakra.

If possible, then follow Yekura to find Hiruko.

"Here's your sake, sir." The izakaya owner brought over the sake at just the right moment.

"Give it to this young lady." Menma didn't drink.

"Alright, miss, please enjoy your meal." The innkeeper tactfully put down the wine pot, but also placed the wine cups aside.

Ye Cang looked at the spiky-haired boy with a face full of questions, completely unable to understand what this guy's purpose was.

"What exactly is your purpose in controlling the massacre of the Daimyo by the Star Ninja Village?!" After the shopkeeper left, Yekura picked up the sake bottle, poured out a small cup, and took a small sip.

Pakura, a Sand Village ninja skilled in poisons, also had expertise in both poisons and medicine. As a Jonin of Sand Village, she carried with her a strategic resource—a universal antidote specially made by Granny Chiyo. Therefore, she could tell whether the drink was poisoned with just a sip.

"It's just to get rid of some bloodsuckers." Menma said lazily, resting his chin on his hand.

"You'll only plunge this country into chaos! Countless people will lose their lives because of this!" Ye Cang retorted sharply.

She tasted that the wine was just ordinary sake and not poisoned, which made her even more suspicious of the boy's kindness.

Menma smiled slightly and gestured for Yecang to look outside: "But look, after these bloodsucking worms were cleared out, everyone was cheering."

Outside the izakaya was a bustling city, and amidst the clamor of voices, bursts of laughter and chatter occasionally drifted into the izakaya, leaving Yekura speechless for a moment.

"In short, I will find a way to stop you. If you are willing to stop now, Sunagakure can offer you protection." Yekura suddenly changed his tone, actually trying to recruit the mysterious boy in front of him.

"Hahahaha!" Menma couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter when he heard Yekura representing Sunagakure to offer him amnesty.

In another timeline, Pakura, betrayed by the Sunagakure leadership, ends up recruiting other ninjas for the Sunagakure.

"Then, let's see who's the best." Ye Cang downed the sake in his cup in one gulp, got up and left.

Menma called over the shopkeeper, left some silver, and then followed Ye Cang out.

"Keep it up, young man!" A slightly tipsy guest raised his glass to offer his sincere blessings to Mianma.

The other guests joined in the commotion.

Even the boss watched the two young people leave with a smile.

Menma followed Yekura out of the city, speeding through the forest one after the other.

When they arrived at a river valley, Ye Cang stopped on the opposite side of the river, turned slightly, and looked at the spiky-haired boy who was following behind and had stopped on the other side of the river.

Yekura took out a kunai from her ninja tool pouch and gripped it tightly: "Sunagakure, Yekura."

This kind of one-on-one duel where they announce each other's names is quite ceremonial.

Menma casually crossed his arms behind his head and said, "You can call me 'Shura'."

When Yekura heard the name 'Shura', her breath caught in her throat.

Her pupils contracted slightly, and she looked at the spiky-haired boy opposite her with even more apprehension!
"You're the 'Shura' who caused chaos in Konoha and Kumogakure and had a bounty of 70 million ryo?" Ye Cang was surprised that Shura was so young, as young as a fifteen-year-old boy.

This year's biggest events in the ninja world, besides Orochimaru's defection from Konoha, was the feat of this mysterious ninja simultaneously provoking two major ninja villages.

It's ironic that Konoha and Kumogakure, who were originally at war, shook hands and made peace after being attacked by the same mysterious ninja.

As for the incident in Kusagakure, the Kusagakure village has blocked the information. Although the other ninja villages have obtained some information, they have not spread it further. Sunagakure is the weakest of the five great nations, and its military budget is cut every year, so its intelligence gathering is limited. Even an ordinary Jonin like Pakura would find it difficult to know this kind of information.

"So, how does Ms. Yekura intend to stop me?" Menma's lips curled up slightly, and his aura suddenly changed.

A tense atmosphere instantly filled the air, as if swords were about to be drawn!

(End of this chapter)