Looking at his familiar companions in the Hokage's office, Naruto felt a little dazed, his eyes twitching slightly. Although he had known that people in this world would be surprised, he didn't realize just how outrageous it was until Naruto actually saw it.
The first two to enter were Might Guy and Kakashi, but these two were rather strange, especially in their personalities. Kakashi, who was originally taciturn, had become a big mouth.
" Menma, Menma, you're finally back! Oh, isn't this Sasuke? You better not Menma's example next time and stop running around."
Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata exchanged glances, looking at Kakashi who kept chattering on and on. They could see the shock in each other's eyes. Was Kakashi usually this talkative?
Kakashi seemed to think the three of them hadn't embarrassed themselves enough, so he grabbed Might Guy's arm.
"Hey, Kai, look! Menma and Sasuke are back! Look!"
Might Guy could only sigh helplessly, a hint of emotion appearing on his usually calm face. He looked at Naruto and Sasuke, smiled, and nodded at them.
Seeing Might Guy so composed, Naruto and his friends were still a little unaccustomed to it; he was so different from the carefree Guy-sensei they remembered.
And then there's Kakashi. These two are practically swapped personalities. Everyone can now imagine Kakashi's happy grin spreading across his face beneath his mask.
"Alright, this operation will be entirely in Menma. Just cooperate with Menma."
Jiraiya immediately chose to delegate authority to Naruto. After all, he knew Naruto's identity and strength; there weren't many people who could make him feel threatened, and these things needed to be recorded. Although he knew Naruto wouldn't be his enemy, what if an unexpected situation arose one day?
Therefore, it's best to be careful. Jiraiya pulled out his notebook and wrote down:
It has the exact same appearance as Menma, but its personality and strength are completely different. Its strength is even above ours. If we were to fight it, we would have to fight with all our might, and we would probably not be able to hurt it in the slightest. Danger level: HUGE!
No one paid any attention to Jiraiya's little actions. After all, they all knew that their Lord Hokage loved reading, which was a unique hobby. Jiraiya had Jiraiya fans throughout the Shinobi World, and they all assumed that Jiraiya.
If Naruto saw this, he would definitely recognize Jiraiya's identity. Isn't this the Intel Jiraiya?
That legendary figure exists only in the mouths of various players.
Although Naruto didn't know where his other self, Menma, was, Jiraiya had already told him the approximate location—probably near Otogakure. Thinking of this, Naruto's expression turned strange. He wanted to ask Jiraiya if he was sure it wasn't a personal vendetta, and that he wasn't being sent to cause trouble for Orochimaru with these people.
You know, I've been in this world for so long, and I still haven't seen Orochimaru!
Just as Naruto was about to lead the group off, a strange phenomenon occurred. A huge black Uzumaki appeared in the sky, and to everyone's astonishment, a hand with distinct knuckles reached out, seemingly grabbing the edge of the Uzumaki and squeezing out from within.
The newcomer wore a white fox mask, and his eyes beneath the mask flickered slightly as he calmly surveyed the group below.
"I didn't expect you all to be here! Saves me the trouble of looking for you!"
"Hey, Jiraiya, hand over the Book of the Vermilion Moon right now, or else... hehe, you know what will happen."
The newcomer wore a mask and was initially known as " Masked Man " when people were unaware of his identity. His true identity was Menma Namikaze, the opposite of Naruto.
Of the few people present, only a few recognized the guy's true identity. The first was Jiraiya, who was known as the Intel Jiraiya." How could he not guess that the person in Menma? However, he also knew that Menma very strangely and was obviously being controlled by someone.
The Irascible Hinata recognized the people who came, but she couldn't tell them about Menma, otherwise Menma would really never come back.
Naruto naturally recognized who this person was, and he glared at Menma floating in the air.
Menma was also sizing up Naruto. His face under the mask was extremely ugly. He never expected that he would be replaced by someone with the same face as him in such a short time. He felt a chill in his heart and an inexplicable anger lingered in his mind, frantically trying to preserve the last bit of rationality in his mind.
"Damn it, who is this guy? Why do I get chills just thinking about him? I want him to disappear!"
This was Menma's only thought. He had originally intended to kidnap someone at random Jiraiya to exchange for the Book of the Vermilion Moon, but now he had changed his mind. He wanted to destroy this place directly, along with that guy who looked like him.
"Hmph, what a disgusting face."
Menma rose into the air, gathering Chakra in his hands, compressing and condensing it. A dark purple sphere surrounded by planetary rings fell from the sky like a comet.
" The Spiraling Ring, this is my parting gift."
When Jiraiya saw this, he knew things were going to go wrong. Even he sensed the danger emanating from this Ninjutsu. No, he had to save these children.
Jiraiya quickly Hand Seals.
" Summoning Technique..."
But someone was faster than Jiraiya. Naruto took a step forward, instantly activating Sage Mode. Dragon horns and a dragon tail appeared on Naruto's body in an instant, and two dragons circled around him.
Naruto collided with the rapidly descending Spiraling Ring. Black runes appeared at the point of contact between him and the Spiraling Ring, indirectly absorbing it. The Ninjutsu Naruto used was Flying Thunder God: Lightning Guide, which directly transferred this powerful Ninjutsu away.
The crowd still wore expressions of panic, as if they had just escaped death. Naturally, they noticed Naruto's figure, never expecting him to use such Ninjutsu to save them from dire straits.
But these people didn't know that the one who activated Sage Mode to save them was Naruto; they thought it was their Menma.
Jiraiya's eyes widened in shock. Had he seen that right? Was that Sage Mode? The most crucial thing was that this kid could actually activate Sage Mode instantly, and this style of Sage Mode should be from Ryūchi Cave, right? Jiraiya shocked and silently took out his notebook, writing down that Naruto could use Sage Mode skillfully, and even changing the danger level to "extremely high".
"Thank goodness, Menma, you saved everyone."
"I knew Menma was the strongest."
" Menma, you're practically our god."
Originally, when he saw Naruto block his attack, the real Menma was already somewhat annoyed. Now, hearing his former comrade's praise only fueled his anger. And these idiots still hadn't recognized the imposter?
Menma's mood plummeted to rock bottom. He was now barely able to contain his anger; all he wanted to do was kill the imposter wearing his face.