Naruto: Menma Exiting Infinite Tsukuyomi

Chapter 162: A Great Mother

By the time he arrived near Kusagakure, Menma secretly activated his Kagura Shingan.

After roughly observing Kusagakure, he discovered several special chakra signatures.

Among them, two very similar, vast, and vigorous chakras were gathered together.

However, one of the chakra signatures revealed a state of decay.

Like a faint candlelight flickering in the wind, it could be extinguished by a sudden gust at any moment.

If there were no surprises, this should be Karin and her mother.

However, the several other chakra signatures further away were somewhat beyond Menma's expectations.

"Could it be that besides Karin and her mother, there are other surviving Uzumaki clan members in the Land of Grass?"

Menma pondered as he followed the direction of the chakra, soon arriving before a dilapidated thatched cottage.

But as Menma approached the cottage and looked inside through the open door,

His deep blue eyes instantly hardened, his originally calm face turning exceptionally grim.

Inside the dimly lit thatched cottage, a woman, thin as a matchstick, sat numbly on the bed.

Although the woman's hair was graying, if one looked closely, one would find a few strands of red mixed in with the white.

And a Grass Ninja with a bandaged arm was fiercely biting her arm, which was already covered in teeth marks, like a wild beast.

Crimson blood slowly trickled from the wound, appearing particularly horrifying against her deathly pale skin.

"Ah..." A look of pain appeared on the woman's face, and a suppressed low moan escaped her lips.

Despite this, she never made any move to resist.

She just protected a terrified little red-haired girl behind her.

Tightly covering the girl's eyes with her other arm.

But this scene was still witnessed by the little girl.

As the woman's red hair gradually turned white, the wound on the Grass Ninja's arm also began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But after a while, the woman's face was already deathly pale before the Grass Ninja finally released his teeth.

"Pah! Getting more and more useless!"

The Grass Ninja unwrapped the bandage on his arm, cursing with a dissatisfied face: "Took half a day of biting just to alleviate this little injury!"

With that, he shifted his gaze to the red-haired girl at the side.

"Although the captain doesn't allow me to touch this one, if I just take a little bite secretly, no one should find out, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the young woman, originally limp, instantly looked panicked.

"No! You promised me you wouldn't touch my daughter! You..."

She subconsciously wanted to protect the girl but was directly thrown aside by the Grass Ninja.

But before he could do anything,

Swish!

Menma's figure instantly appeared inside the thatched cottage.

The cold, terrifying aura from his body instantly froze the three people in the room.

However, only for a moment. The Grass Ninja came back to his senses, warily drawing his weapon: "Who are you?"

Menma didn't even glance at him, raising his hand and grabbing him by the neck.

"Hkk-cough! You..."

Crack!

With just a squeeze of his hand, Menma directly snapped the Grass Ninja's neck.

The Grass Ninja's head tilted to the side, his widened eyes still holding a trace of astonishment and fear.

"Hmph! Scum!"

Tossing the Grass Ninja's corpse aside like trash, Menma wiped his hand with a look of disgust.

Killing this kind of trash would only dirty his hands.

But not being able to kill him personally, it was hard to quell the anger in his heart.

Immediately, Menma turned his gaze to the young woman on the bed.

However, seeing her disheveled clothes, he immediately looked away.

He then took off the cloak he was wearing and covered her half-exposed upper body.

Not a single romantic thought arose in Menma's heart; instead, a sincere admiration and anger welled up.

Admiration, for this great mother who did her utmost, not hesitating to sacrifice herself, to protect her daughter's survival.

Anger, at this Kusagakure that treated living people as medical supplies, and also at this ninja world that forced people into such a twisted state.

Inside the seal space, Kuramako also sighed with emotion: "Although this isn't the first time I've seen such a scene, it still refreshes my understanding of human malice."

No matter which world, humans have always feared the Tailed Beasts, viewing them as collections of hatred.

But the source of this "hatred" originated from humans.

"I also have malice and desires, and even my malice and desires far exceed ordinary people's."

Menma calmed his mind, explaining in a low tone: "But the difference between humans and beasts is that humans can control their own desires and malice, while some beasts wantonly vent their desires and malice."

Meanwhile, Karin and her mother also recovered from the sudden change.

"You... sir..."

Karin's mother glanced at the corpse of the Grass Ninja at the side, then forced herself to prop up her body, reaching out a hand to shield Karin behind her.

But Menma's figure instantly vanished from the spot.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind the two, gently stroking little Karin's messy hair.

"Don't be afraid. I'm here to save you."

With that, Menma placed his palm on Karin's mother's shoulder, a green Yang Release chakra gradually appearing in his hand.

Little Karin's eyes widened in surprise, staring blankly at Menma's action.

Although she didn't understand what this big brother was doing,

little Karin felt he held no malice towards her mother.

As the Yang Release chakra healed her, a trace of rosiness appeared on Karin's mother's pale face.

That head of pale white long hair actually began to turn red from the roots.

About a minute later, Menma stopped the input of Yang Release chakra.

"Alright. You just need to rest quietly for a period of time, and you should be able to fully recover."

Little Karin also came back to her senses upon hearing this.

She tremblingly picked up the bowl of rice porridge, which didn't have many grains left, and scooped up a little with a spoon, bringing it to her mother's lips.

Looking at the large and small bite marks on this mother's body, and the blood that had not yet dried, Menma couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Karin's mother's appearance still looked somewhat weak, and her head of red hair was somewhat dull in color compared to Karin's vibrant long red hair.

But even so, Menma didn't continue to input Yang Release chakra.

The special healing ability awakened by the Uzumaki clan consumes their own chakra and life force while healing others' injuries.

If this healing ability were used moderately, with the Uzumaki clan's physique, it wouldn't be a problem.

But Karin's mother's current situation was clearly one where the rate of life force consumption far exceeded the rate of recovery.

Besides severe chakra exhaustion, there was also an even more severe life force exhaustion.

In this situation, if Menma input an excessive amount of Yang Release chakra, her current body would surely be unable to bear it.

"Sir."

Karin's mother sat up from the bed, panting heavily as she pleaded: "You can do with me as you please, but... I beg you to let my daughter go."

(End of Chapter)

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