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

Chapter 33 The cruel truth

The unique bloodline limit of the Ibri clan is the ability to turn their physical body into smoke.

It's somewhat similar to the water-transformation technique of the Water Lantern Clan, making them almost immune to physical damage.

However, the bloodline limit of the Ibri clan has a fatal flaw: they cannot freely control their vaporized bodies, and once blown by the wind, they will dissipate into smoke and die completely.

Therefore, their race could only live in the windless underground world, leading a life of darkness and scarcity.

After Orochimaru saved their clan, he used a cursed seal to allow them to barely control their ability to transform into mist, thus extending their lifespan.

In exchange, Orochimaru took away the children of the Ibri clan, promising to study them and completely unravel the secrets of the Ibri clan so that they could live in the sunlight.

However, in the end, all of these children died in Orochimaru's live experiments.

"Who are you!" Wu Tai, the clan leader, stepped forward, his burly body shielding his clansmen, glaring angrily at the newcomer.

The voice beneath the Yamato mask was deep: "He is a mysterious ninja who has recently risen to fame in the ninja world! His codename is 'Shura,' and his strength is unfathomable!"

"No matter how strong you are, I will not allow you to slander Lord Orochimaru!" Gota roared, transforming into a puff of smoke as he charged forward.

The other members of the Ibri clan also turned into smoke, instantly enveloping the entire underground space in a cloud of mist.

"Celestial Maiden," Menma called softly.

A 'woman' emerged from the dark tunnel, shielding Menma. She waved the ribbon in her hand, creating a gust of wind like a tornado that swept through the underground space and suddenly blew towards the smoke formed by the Ibri clan.

The smoke was immediately dispersed, causing the Ibri clan to retreat in terror.

"Damn it!" Wu Tai, transformed into smoke, attempted to enter the body of this mysterious 'female ninja' and cast a 'smoke technique'.

This is a secret technique of the Ibri clan, which transforms into smoke that enters the enemy's body through the mouth or nose, causing the enemy's internal organs to be smoked and burned.

If a ninja is unfamiliar with the characteristics of the Ibri clan, they are very likely to be killed by this move.

Even when Kakashi tracked them down, he was subdued by Gota's 'Smoke Technique'. If Yamato hadn't appeared and saved Kakashi, he might have been seriously injured, if not killed.

But Wu Tai circled around the celestial maiden and was shocked to find no entrance into her body.

This trick, which almost always works, actually failed!
There was no mouth or nasal cavity on the other side that I could enter!

"How is this possible!" Wu Tai, in his smoke-like state, was utterly shocked.

Having lost their greatest secret and without undergoing systematic ninja training, Gota and the Ibri clan's fighting strength became extremely weak.

"Wind Release..." Menma's hands were about to form a hand seal.

Upon hearing the words 'Wind Release,' Gota was startled and immediately floated backward, creating distance between them.

But when he returned to his clansmen, he found that the mysterious person opposite him had not used any wind-style ninjutsu at all; his hands were simply in a single gesture.

Wu Tai, who had been tricked by the feint, dispelled his smoke state, and his pupils trembled.

The person before them seemed to know a great deal about their race!
"Wood Release: Silent Killing Binding Technique!" Yamato also made his move. As he completed the hand seals, a diamond-shaped piece of wood emerged from the ground, extending infinitely, and attacked the celestial maiden who was floating in the air, creating a strong wind.

call out--

Shhhhhhhhh

However, several wind blades flew out from behind Mianma, cutting the snake-like piece of wood into several pieces.

Yamato sensed that the chakra of the 'Wood Release: Silent Killing Binding Technique' had been absorbed, and looked in shock at another mysterious masked man wielding a scythe who floated out from behind the masked man!

'It can absorb chakra?!' Yamato sensed something was wrong. The greatest feature of his Wood Release was that once it was entangled, it could absorb the enemy's chakra to grow. That's why Wood Release could counter the Tailed Beasts, which were known for their enormous chakra reserves!

But now a mysterious ninja who can also absorb chakra has appeared!
'No, it's not even certain if he's human.'

Just as Yamato and Gota were feeling uneasy, Menma slightly raised his right hand, and the Celestial Maiden stopped creating the strong wind. Menma turned to Yamato: "Haven't you told them yet? What did Orochimaru do to get himself wanted by Konoha?"

'! ! ! '

Yamato remained silent.

As a survivor from the laboratory, he was well aware of the countless innocent lives lost in Orochimaru's experiments, including many young children, and even children from the Ibri clan...

"Then let me tell you." Menma slowly walked forward, with the Jade Goddess and the Third Shinigami floating behind him, intimidating the entire scene.

Wu Tai and the others were so overwhelmed by this powerful aura that they involuntarily took a half step back.

"Orochimaru was born in Konoha, but he kidnapped Konoha ninjas for live experiments, resulting in the deaths of many. The Third Hokage personally led a team to clean up the mess and severely injured Orochimaru. Now, he should be on his way to take you away."

"Oh, by the way, all the children of your Ibri clan died in Orochimaru's laboratory."

Gota staggered backward, instinctively about to retort, but Menma said to Yamato, "You can ask him, the child who survived Orochimaru's laboratory."

“Tenzo…” Yukimi looked at Yamato with concern, trying to get confirmation.

At this moment, Yamato, wearing a tanuki mask, fell into a brief daze.

Because he recalled the children in the experimental vessels around him when he was soaking in Orochimaru's, and a girl who looked very similar to Yukimi, smiling at him through the glass.

They all eventually disappeared one by one.

It seems the experiment failed and the item was disposed of.

Just like I was back then.

If Danzo hadn't discovered it, Yamato might have died long ago.

Yamato's kind nature makes him want to tell Gota and the others the truth, but the Root's teachings make him struggle.

Wu Tai looked down at Yamato and, seeing that he did not deny it, knew that the truth was probably even more cruel than what the mysterious man opposite him had said.

This also caused Gota's loyalty to Orochimaru to waver.

The condition for the Ibri clan to pledge allegiance to Orochimaru was that Orochimaru would help them solve the problem of their inability to control their vaporization. In return, Orochimaru proposed that children be used for experiments, because children's bodies are not yet fully developed, and perhaps the secrets of the Ibri clan could be discovered through the children's growth.

The Ibri clan, with a population of only about twenty adults, handed over five children. Apart from the young Yukimi, the other children were given to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru promised them that he would definitely bring the children back alive.

If Orochimaru is truly so ruthless as to slaughter even his own people in Konoha, what do those promises mean?
Yukimi's pleading gaze finally shattered Yamato's hesitation: "Those children...didn't survive."

"No...it's impossible..." Wu Tai's world collapsed.

As the clan leader who agreed to cooperate with Orochimaru and send the children away, Gota couldn't believe such a cruel truth.

Among those children he sent away was his son.

"How about we make a bet?" Menma's mischievous side resurfaced.

"Let's wager the lives of your entire clan."

The voice beneath the mask was light and cheerful, as if suggesting a game.

"I'm really looking forward to having the Ibri clan's bloodline limit among my collection."

The white three-eyed fox mask gleamed eerily in the dim firelight.

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