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

Chapter 382 Is he really a member of the Akatsuki?

Faced with Green Aoi's angry shout and the Thunder God's Sword radiating lightning, Hinata showed no fear whatsoever; instead, the storm brewing in her pure Byakugan became even more turbulent!
The numbness and unconsciousness on her face were like a sharp thorn, deeply embedded in her heart.

The feeling of watching helplessly as the person she cared about most was in danger, and being powerless to help, almost ignited and detonated the anxiety and self-blame she had been feeling these past few days!
She had experienced that kind of pain since the "Limited Tsukuyomi World".

After coming into this world, what she feared most was losing this relationship and facing that heart-wrenching helplessness again.

Fragmented images flashed through her mind: their first encounter as children, when she saved Menma from being bullied by other children in the snow in the park, and the two became connected from then on. During their six years at the Ninja Academy, their relationship went beyond that of ordinary friends. After graduating from the Ninja Academy, they joined different teams and could only see each other occasionally. This distance made the hazy ambiguity intensify even more.

But not long after graduating from the Ninja Academy, Menma started talking incoherently about things like "this world is fake," "there is no Black Zetsu," and "there is no Kaguya Otsutsuki."

When the two were alone on dates, Menma's emotions and mental state became unstable.

Menma begins to pursue power, striving to become stronger, even resorting to some unscrupulous means.

Hinata once tried to seek help from the medical ninjas of Konoha, thinking it was a war-related illness accumulated by the ninjas due to long-term high-pressure missions, but Menma always comforted her with a smile, saying that one day he would take her to see the real world.

Later, Menma attacked the five great ninja villages, captured the jinchūriki of the other eight tailed beasts, absorbed the eight tailed beasts, and launched the Fourth Shinobi World War.

She also understood what Menma meant by 'fake'.

After arriving in this world, Hinata trained desperately, striving to become stronger, to catch up with him, and to become someone who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him and even protect him, rather than being a burden to be protected behind him.

But she found that no matter how hard she tried, she could only see Mianma's back.

Although Menma was only faking her injury this time, she once again felt that suffocating gap and powerlessness.

After Menma woke up, she always smiled and comforted her, saying that everything was alright, but all she wanted was to stand with Menma and face the enemy! Not like this.

Just when she was filled with anger and anxiety with nowhere to vent, a green-haired idiot arrogantly showed up at her door.

"Hmph, the Second Hokage's sword?" Hinata let out a disdainful snort.

She slowly assumed the starting stance of the Hyuga Gentle Fist, her chakra surging like boiling water, all converging towards her palms!

A pure blue chakra light shone in her palm, rapidly expanding and deforming until it formed two lifelike, snarling, and roaring dark purple lion heads!
The lion's head had a faint purple glow burning around its eyes, emanating an eerie aura that was neither pure chakra nor ordinary attribute transformation.

Meanwhile, Boruto helped the terrified Tsunami and the still-shaken Inari to a relatively safe corner of the house, and then, with Menma's help, slowly moved outside using his cane.

Menma was also curious about Hinata's current fighting strength.

Young Sasuke, expressionless, approached the two samurai who were pinned to the ground and groaning in pain, and swiftly and decisively dispatched them.

As for the villager who had led the way, he had already fled without a trace the moment the battle broke out.

When Hinata revealed her fists adorned with dark purple lion heads, Menma and young Sasuke's gazes simultaneously sharpened!
Young Sasuke's Rinnegan, hidden beneath his slanted bangs, began to rotate slightly. He could clearly "see" that the chakra Hinata was gathering in her palms was not simply highly compressed.

It contains a faint, extremely subtle quality, somewhat similar to the Yin-Yang Escape power, both falling under the categories of "creation" and "giving form." However, its inherent "rules" and "nature" are subtly and clearly different from the Yin-Yang Escape power he knows, which originated from the Sage of Six Paths, and are more... inclined towards "nothingness."
But he was certain that this was not a characteristic of the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist!
His pockmarked face narrowed slightly, then he understood.

This is not Yin-Yang Release, but "Dark Chakra"!
It comes from that "limited Tsukuyomi world," and is a chakra variant with unique "negative attributes" derived from that world!
In that world, after he discovered this power, he developed the Great Spiral Wheel.

He even taught some of the techniques to Hinata, the eldest sister.

Unexpectedly, she not only remembered it, but also successfully fused this dark chakra with her own Gentle Fist Chakra Transformation "Twin Lion Fist" after arriving in this real world!
This talent and dedication stirred something within Menma.

In the center of the battlefield, Green Aoi also noticed the eerie aura emanating from the dark purple lion heads on Hinata's fists, and felt a sudden unease in her heart.

But he had blind faith in the golden, crackling Thor's sword in his hand!
This is the legendary weapon that the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, used!

It comes with a powerful lightning release amplification, capable of cutting through iron like mud!

Dealing with a mere Hyuga clan genin brat is a piece of cake.
I was knocked away just now; it must have been because I was careless!
"Playing tricks! Take this!" Green Sunflower suppressed her unease, grinned maliciously, gripped the Thunder God Sword tightly in her right hand, and frantically poured chakra into it. The golden light on the sword surged, and the leaping arcs of electricity crackled and popped!

He pushed off with his feet, charged forward, and swung his sword horizontally towards Hinata!

The golden lightning blade sliced ​​through the air, accompanied by a shrill shriek!
At the same time, he subtly flicked his left hand, and several senbon needles coated with deadly poison silently shot towards Hinata's face and vital points, intending to launch a frontal assault combined with a treacherous sneak attack!
However, under the all-seeing, 360-degree vision of the Byakugan, all his little tricks were exposed!

The flight paths of those poisonous senbon needles, the subtle changes in the flow of his chakra towards the Thunder God Sword, and even the signs of his muscles straining, were all clearly presented in Hinata's "vision" like an unfolded scroll.

Hinata neither dodged nor avoided, but instead stepped forward to meet the dazzling golden lightning blade and the poisoned senbon needles!
She slammed her palms together in front of her chest, and the two dark purple lion heads in her palms seemed to come alive, letting out a silent roar as their mouths opened wide!
Roar--!
A violent shockwave caused by the chakra to explode in the air, and two condensed dark purple chakra shockwaves, like cannonballs, spewed out of the lion's mouth!

Under Hinata's skillful control, the shockwave spread out slightly, not only accurately scattering and shattering all the poisonous senbon that were shot at her in an instant, but also continuing its momentum and directly biting at the oncoming green aoi!

Wherever it passed, even the air seemed to be corroded by the dark chakra, making a hissing sound!
"What?!" Green Sunflower's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected the opponent's ranged attack to be so swift and wide-ranging. In a hurry, he could only hold the Thunder God's Sword upright in front of him, stop abruptly, and leap to the side and back in a disheveled manner, trying to avoid this strange shockwave.

However, just as he leaped into the air...

A figure wreathed in tiny blue arcs of electricity suddenly appeared beside him!

It's Hinata!

"So fast!" Boruto, who had just run to Menma and young Sasuke's side, happened to witness this lightning-fast scene and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Even with his rigorously trained dynamic vision, he could only barely catch a blurry afterimage!

Hinata, who just graduated from the Ninja Academy in this era, has such terrifying speed?!
Young Sasuke's Rinnegan was firmly locked onto Hinata's legs. He clearly "saw" that before Hinata launched that incredible charge, the soles of her feet and calves were instantly covered with a layer of intensely pulsating lightning chakra!

This layer of lightning chakra, in an extremely dangerous and subtle way, instantly and intensely stimulated the muscles and nerve cells in the legs, causing them to burst forth with terrifying speed beyond their limits in an instant!

"Lightning Release Chakra Mode stimulates cells... a secret taijutsu technique from the Hidden Cloud Village?" Young Sasuke thought with a chill.

This technique demands extremely high physical strength and chakra control from the user. The slightest mistake can cause serious injury. Even in Kumogakure, a village renowned for its lightning release and taijutsu, only a very few top elites can master it and use it in actual combat.

Hinata Hyuga in this timeline not only possesses a strange chakra, but can also skillfully utilize this highly difficult lightning taijutsu.

What kind of cultivation did she go through?
On the battlefield, when Hinata got close, Green Aoi felt a chilling killing intent pierce her bones like steel needles. In a flash, the petite figure was already right in the blind spot of her attack!

He didn't even see how the other person moved!
"Gentle Fist Technique - Bagua Palm!"

Hinata's cold voice rang in Midori Aoi's ears.

Her footwork was mysterious and fluid, her palms flew, and the dark purple lion head danced with her palm movements, bringing with it a dazzling gust of wind!

Each palm strike was precisely aimed at the key points of Green Sunflower's chakra meridians and the openings he revealed!

Green Sunflower frantically swung the Thunder God Sword to parry and counterattack, but every time the golden lightning blade collided with the dark purple lion fist, it not only failed to cut through the strange chakra lion head, but the recoil from the sword became heavier and heavier, and a cold, highly corrosive chakra was transmitted through the sword, trying to invade the meridians in his arm!

His supposedly swift swordplay appeared clumsy and slow in the face of Hinata's Byakugan and the terrifying speed that erupted after being stimulated by Lightning Release.

"Soft Boxing Technique·Bagua Sixty-Four Palms!"

Hinata's offensive was like a whirlwind, relentless and unstoppable!

The palm strikes were heavy, completely enveloping the Green Sunflower!
Each time a palm strike landed on his protective chakra or the sword he was parrying, the dark purple chakra made Green Aoi feel her own chakra circulation become sluggish, and her arms would feel numb and cold!
boom!boom!boom!boom!
The rapid clapping sounded like drumming!

Green Sunflower's black robe with red cloud patterns was torn in many places, blood kept spilling from the corner of her mouth, and the golden light of the Thunder God Sword in her hand had obviously dimmed, and fine cracks had begun to appear on the blade!
"No! My Thor's Sword!" Green Sunflower was shocked, angry, and heartbroken.

This sword is his greatest reliance and pride!
"Full of flaws!" Hinata's eyes sharpened as she spotted the huge opening exposed by Green Aoi's mental shock due to the damage to the sword. Her figure suddenly accelerated again, almost turning into a streak of purple lightning!
The dark purple lion heads on his palms roared silently to the sky, carrying the surging dark chakra and the power of Gentle Fist that had been accumulated for a long time. They slammed into Green Blue Sunflower's wide-open chest, one on the left and one on the right, like two dragons emerging from the sea!
Green Sunflower was terrified and instinctively held the already cracked Thor's Sword across her chest, trying to make a last-ditch effort!
Click——! !

A crisp, piercing cracking sound rang out!
To Green Aoi's astonishment, the golden Thunder God Sword was actually broken in half by Hinata's "Twin Lion Fist," which was condensed with dark chakra and full power!

The first half of the sword, enveloped in lightning, spun out and plunged into the distant soil with a hiss, its light quickly dissipating.

The broken sword could not completely block Hinata's punch, and the remaining force slammed solidly into Midori Aoi's chest!
“Puwaa ...

Green Sunflower's eyes bulged out, and she spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. Her whole body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the ground more than ten meters away. She rolled several times before stopping, collapsing to the ground, barely breathing, already severely injured and unconscious.

The battle, from start to finish, was so fast it was almost blinding.

The once arrogant and domineering Green Aoi appeared so vulnerable under the furious boss Hinata.

However, Hinata clearly felt that this was not enough to vent her anger.

She took a deep breath to calm the surging chakra within her body and the slight panting caused by the stimulation of lightning release chakra, then strode over to Green Aoi, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog.

Under the somewhat speechless gazes of Menma, young Sasuke, and Boruto, she raised her foot, enveloped in blue chakra, and then—

boom!boom!boom!boom!
He kicked the unconscious Green Sunflower several more times in the chest, stomach and other parts of her body!
Each kick was powerful, causing Green Sunflower's body to convulse, coughing up several mouthfuls of blood, and her breathing became even weaker.

Hinata only stopped moving after confirming that the guy was really just hanging on by a thread and not far from death.

She exhaled softly, as if releasing the pent-up frustration in her chest.

Then, she raised one foot and stepped directly on Green Sunflower's still relatively intact half of her face, grinding it slightly. Looking at the other's disheveled and dying appearance, she curled her lips.

"Tch, you're already down? Useless. I haven't even finished warming up yet," Hinata said coldly with disdain.

After saying that, she withdrew her foot, clapped her hands, and turned around.

When she looked at Mianma, who was leaning on a cane at the door with a helpless, bitter smile, the violence and irritation in her eyes quickly receded like a tide.

"Mianma, it's windy outside, and you're not fully recovered yet. Go back inside!" She strode forward and naturally took Mianma's other arm. Her voice returned to its usual clear tone, but her manner remained forceful.

This sudden change in expression sent a chill down Boruto's spine, and he couldn't help but take a step back.

Seeing her expression change instantly, and then glancing at Green Aoi lying on the ground in the distance, her life hanging in the balance, and the "Thor's Sword" that had lost all its luster, Menma finally just sighed softly, letting her help him, and turned to walk into the house, leaving behind a light, airy remark:

"Next time... remember to keep one who can be questioned."

Young Sasuke silently walked over and checked on Green Aoi's condition.

'Yes, he's still hanging on by a thread, but whether he can regain consciousness for interrogation will depend on the skill of a medical ninja.' He glanced at the broken sword again, his gaze hardening slightly.

The Akatsuki's "Void" Ring, the broken Thunder God Sword...

He bent down and slipped the ring engraved with the character "空" off Green Sunflower's finger, holding it in his hand. The icy touch deepened his doubts.

Is this Green Okra really a member of the Akatsuki?
(End of this chapter)