The Best Shinobi

As they started eating, the discussion also started. It was Kiba who asked.

"Naruto, how much stronger did you get? Menma, what are the things that you taught him?"

Everyone was surprised by his frankness. But, they didn't care. After all, Kiba was a close friend to them.

Menma smiled and said "Naruto can be the strongest here. Of course, if he wasn't an idiot. His chakra level is insanely off the charge and even if all our chakras are combined, it won't match his chakra level."

"But, it also meant that his chakra control was insanely low. So, for one year, I taught him how to properly control Chakra while also helping him learn some ninjutsu that matches his affinity."

"Affinity?" Kiba asked with surprise. He didn't get jealous over Naruto's chakra. After all, Menma already told him the drawback of having so much chakra.

"Everyone is born with an affinity for one or two out of seven elements. Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Yin and Yang. While the people of Jonin or Kage level can use all of them, we as Genin must focus on what our affinity is."

"Such as Naruto whose Affinity is wind and Sasuke being the Uchiha member who has the affinity for fire. Of course, he could have more than one but let's just assume he has one for now."

"On the other hand, Shikamaru's Shadow Possession Jutsu belongs to Yin, and Choji's Partial Body Expansion Jutsu belongs to Yang affinity. They practice these Jutsu because they have an affinity for it and so, it would be much easier."

"I have an affinity for Yang and Wind. My Yang affinity comes from my mother's medical ninjutsu as for Lightning, well it might be just because of my birth."

"In other words, if you can ask your parents for your affinity and train in those. As for Sasuke, you can buy Chakra Induction Paper to find your affinity."

"Oh, man! I want to learn cool ninjutsu. Does this mean I am going to inherit my family's fighting style?" Kiba sighed with dissatisfaction.

"Then, how about I motivate you with something?" Menma smirked as he looked at Murasaki. Everyone didn't understand as they watched. At this moment, Murasaki stared at choji who was focused on eating food, and made several hand signs.

"Flower Illusion Jutsu"

After he released his Jutsu, they suddenly noticed a strange difference in Choji. While Choji was moving his hand, he was only reaching out to the air and using his chopstick to pick up the air and eat it.

But for Choji, it was quite different. The size of the food had increased to higher heights so he was eating from the top.

Everyone was surprised by this Jutsu.

"You are using Genjutsu?" Sasuke remarked as he analyzed Choji's situation.

"Correct! Murasaki Kurama comes from Kurama clan. This clan was considered a rival to those of top clans like Uchiha and Hyuga because they have a scary talent for Genjutsu."

"But, slowly, their talent for Genjutsu started forcing them to ignore other aspects such as Taijutsu or Ninjutsu. Thus, they slowly declined because if you don't have a good body, you can't have a healthy baby."

"For three years, I helped Murasake with Taijutsu so his talent for Genjutsu slowly started sprouting like a bud. Of course, his Genjutsu won't be a match for Sharingan yet."

"But, Kurama's clan's highest talent has the power to rewrite reality with Genjutsu alone. It is said that their Genjutsu is so powerful that it will turn into reality but there are also some problems with that about which I don't know much." Menma explained and gave the signal to Murasaki.

"Release!" Murasaki released Choji from his genjutsu and Menma turned his head at Kiba.

"While it is true that you also need to learn other things, only the talent you have can help you get stronger. So, you don't need to think about doing cool ninjutsu rather think about strengthening your talent."

"If Murasaki had thought about Ninjutsu or Genjutsu alone, he wouldn't be successful as he is right now. But, he trained Taijutsu which helped him with his Genjutsu, and that helped him with his Ninjutsu talent."

"Everything is linked together. You just need to find it."

"You sure know a lot." Shikamaru looked at Menma and praised him. For the first time, there wasn't any laziness in his eyes.

"Haha! I didn't go to the library each hour a day for three years for nothing. I am not Naruto who has an incredible Chakra nor I am Uchiha with Sharingan. I don't have the IQ of the Nara clan nor do I have eyes of Hyuga."

"So, the only way to fulfill my goal is by making a plan and moving forward step by step." Menma slowly closed his eyes for a moment but soon continued eating.

"Come on Menma, don't downcast us. Aburame Clan, Inuzuka Clan, Akimichi Clan are also strong." Kiba shouted with strong dissatisfaction.

Everyone turned and looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot.

"Hahaha! Kiba, I am not downcasting you. I am just stating the facts. While I don't know the reason why but clans like Uchiha and Senju which have now merged with other clans have some of the most powerful figures like First and Second Hokage."

"Wait, Uchiha became a Hokage?" Suddenly, Sasuke interrupted him.

Menma froze and shook his head.

"Of course not! I mean there was a powerful figure from Uchiha who had the power to go toe to toe against First Hokage. Unfortunately, his name is forbidden so I don't know much about him."

"First and Second Hokage came from Senju Clan. But the members of the Senju clan married another clan slowly becoming one with the village. I read one caption saying that it was the wish of the First Hokage."

"Unlike Senju, Uchiha and Hyuga intermarried inside their clan to keep their bloodlines pure. Well now, Uchiha Clan is no longer here except for two people. And, Hyuga while having the highest military power doesn't have the exception of people that go beyond Elite Jonin."

"Of course, there was one clan that not only went beyond Elite Jonin but also can be considered the Strongest Clan in the world. So strong that four of the five Great Villages came together despite their hatred for each other to erase this clan for existence." Menma stopped talking.

And, at this moment, Naruto suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"And, that clan was Uzumaki, right?"

When Sasuke heard that, his eyes trembled. His hands were below the table so they didn't see it. His hands were trembling.

'Naruto is just like me? No… no…. his clan was exterminated by four villages. But…. There are no other people with Uzumaki Surname. Does this mean he also shares the same burden as me?'

At this moment, Sasuke's heart was very complicated. For a long time, he never even looked at Naruto. In his eyes, Naruto was just a fool that is hated by the village.

He didn't know the reason nor did he try to find the reason. But now, he was feeling extremely guilty.

"But why were they exterminated? I mean Naruto doesn't have any special powers except for his ridiculous chakra. Are you hiding something?" Shikamaru suddenly picked up the interest as he asked.

Menma let out a big sigh and started doing some hand signs.

"Sound Restriction Jutsu"

Suddenly, a large seal appeared underneath everyone and it merged with the blue barrier around the room.

"This room had a Sealing Jutsu but just to make sure it is full proof, I used an additional sealing Jutsu. As for what made Uzumaki so frightening. Well, the same kind of Jutsu that I used."

Sasuke narrowed his eyes and asked, "You mean Sealing Jutsu?"

"But, aren't Sealing Jutsu normal?" Kiba asked with confusion.

Menma nodded his head and said "Sealing Jutsu are indeed normal but the Sealing Jutsu itself came from Uzumaki Clan. While we can use this normal sealing jutsu, Uzumaki Clan has some of the strongest sealing Jutsu."

"And, what I am going to tell you about has something to do with Naruto. It was the truth that I found two years ago. I wanted to tell you guys at that time but well, you were still kids."

"Hey, you were also a kid." Kiba shouted with dissatisfaction.

Menma smiled and shook his head.

"This wasn't the main reason why I chose to become his friend but had a lot of reason to back it up. Of course, for me, Naruto is Naruto. No matter what the elders of the village say, he is my friend."

At this moment, Naruto looked at Menma and his eyes turned red. Shikamaru suddenly remembered his conversation with his father. And, others just waited for him to continue.

"Naruto saved the Konoha. I don't mean he literally saved it with his own hand but his existence alone prevented the destruction of Konoha. And, this is why whenever Naruto gets those cold eyes, I felt like killing those elders of the village."

At this moment, everyone was shocked by his murderous eyes even Sasuke who had murderous intent in his eyes trembled before Menma.

As for Naruto, he just lowered his head and cried.