Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 1 Bribing the Raikage

Inside an apartment in Kumogakure, the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning, a young man looked at his long sword, which had broken again during training, with a grim expression.

"The teacher's expression has been increasingly strange these past few days. When he looks at us, there's a sense of reluctance and helplessness in his eyes. Judging by the timeline, the second round of the World War II exam is probably about to begin."

Recalling his teacher's expression over the past few days, Tamura Hiroshi realized something was wrong.

As a transmigrator from Earth, he resisted the idea of ​​being in the Naruto world after realizing it was a ridiculous world where even terrorists yearn for and fight for peace!

Especially now that nearly ten years have passed since the First Shinobi World War officially ended, the Second Shinobi World War is about to begin.

Unfortunately, I'm about to graduate. Even if I deliberately don't get the approval of the teacher in charge, I'm unlikely to be sent back to school for another year. Instead, I'll stay and prepare for the war.

Tamura Hao's face was filled with worry as he thought about the upcoming Ninja World War.

"Right now, all the ninjas in the village are preparing for war. Even several Jonin teachers from the academy have been recruited. I reckon there won't be any outstanding Jonin to lead the classes."

For a student in a regular class like mine, I reckon they'll just assign a Chunin to lead the training. It's unrealistic to expect to learn any good ninjutsu from the instructor.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the twelve Konoha 12 are taught by Jonin; they are all from elite classes, like the Rocket Team from my previous life, full of geniuses.

Even seemingly ordinary commoners like Sakura Haruno, Tenten, and Rock Lee among the twelve main characters are not simple at all; or rather, in this world, those who have surnames are not ordinary commoners.

Because commoners don't have surnames, Tamura Hao didn't have one either, at least not his parents. His current surname was given to him by his father on the day he was accepted into the Root organization, so that he wouldn't be looked down upon there. His current name is a combination and compression of the names given to him by his parents, which also happens to correspond to his name in his previous life. His original name was too shameful, and the karma was too great for him to bear.

Being a commoner means having average talent, mainly reflected in the amount of chakra. When his father died at the age of thirty, his chakra was still pitiful, and he had difficulty releasing even a D-rank ninjutsu. He is currently ten years old, but his chakra is gone after releasing the basic Three Body Techniques.

With that kind of strength, they'd definitely be cannon fodder on the battlefield.

"We can't delay any longer!"

Looking at the calendar, with only half a month left until graduation, Tamura Hao took a deep breath and made a decision that went against the Will of Fire and the Will of Thunder.

We have to fight this battle, or we'll die on the battlefield.

Without delay, he took out two pre-prepared sealed scrolls from a hidden compartment under the bed and left home for the Raikage Building.

Unlike Konoha, which is built on flat land, Kumogakure is surrounded by towering mountains. This makes it easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it also increases the difficulty of getting there.

Fortunately, Tamura Hao was also a ninja. He not only imitated the three hard-working ninjas of Konoha to train his body, but also had the help of chakra, making his physique far superior to that of ordinary people. He arrived at the Raikage Building in no time.

However, instead of going to the mission hall, they went to the intelligence section.

"I am Tamura Hiroshi, a student in Class 9 of the fifth year of the Ninja Academy. I have A-rank information to report to the Raikage. You can hand over these two sealed scrolls to the Raikage first. The Raikage will definitely see me after he has read them."

Tamura Hao handed the two sealed scrolls he had brought to the middle-aged ninja sitting behind the desk, along with his student ID.

He is still a student at the Ninja Academy. The system is different at this stage from the beginning of the story, at least in Kumogakure. Children enter school at the age of five, and the school lasts for five years, which means they can graduate at the age of ten.

"Level A intelligence! Kid, do you know how serious it is to lie about this level of intelligence?"

The middle-aged ninja was startled, and even the old man drinking tea by the office window couldn't help but look over.

"I will stand by my words!"

Tamura Hao looked serious and earnest. If he didn't have some kind of cheat code, he wouldn't have taken such a risk to come here.

"Students from the Ninja Academy!"

The middle-aged ninja stared intently at Tamura Hao for a while before taking the student ID and checking it to make sure it was genuine before looking at the two sealed scrolls.

"What's in here?"

"The first scroll contains one billion taels of silver, which you can inspect. The contents of the second scroll are top secret and can only be unsealed in front of Lord Raikage."

Tamura Hiroshi remained serious and focused, but his words caused the two people in the office to stand up abruptly.

"One billion taels!"

They stared at the scroll, unable to understand how a kid could possibly possess such a huge sum of money.

It should be noted that currently, a Jonin at the Gold Exchange only receives a bounty of 10 million ryo, an elite Jonin receives 20 million ryo, and only those with special status receive 30 million ryo.

How many Jonin would be worth that 1 billion ryo?

The middle-aged ninja looked at the old man. If it really was ten billion taels, then this kid had a big problem.

The old man didn't say much. After calming himself down, he took a deep look at Tamura Hao, took the sealed scroll marked with the number one, opened it, and after confirming that there was no problem, he formed a hand seal to unseal it, and ten boxes appeared immediately.

Upon opening the box, one finds neatly arranged banknotes, all of the highest denomination. Judging by the size of the box, it must contain one hundred million taels of silver.

The old man was even more shocked. He then opened all the other boxes and conducted a thorough inspection. Only after confirming that there were no problems did he reseal them back into the scroll.

"Come with me to see Lord Raikage."

The old man glanced at the second reel, but didn't open it. He then called out to Tamura Hiroshi and left the office with the two reels.

Regardless of what information that brat has, or what's in the second scroll, the ten billion taels alone are enough to qualify him to meet Lord Raikage.

One billion taels is no small sum, not to mention that the village is currently short of money, and the Raikage has lost his temper several times.

Tamura Hao quickly followed, and soon they arrived outside the Raikage's office on the top floor.

After waiting outside for a while, he was finally summoned. The old man first unwrapped the first sealed scroll, revealing ten boxes inside.

Just as the money arrived in front of the Third Raikage, Tamura Hao was stunned for a moment. He felt something enter his head, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. At this moment, he couldn't focus on sensing it, so he could only stare intently at the Third Raikage.

It has to be said that he truly deserves to be called the strongest Raikage of all time; his aura is no joke, and even he felt extremely suppressed just looking at him.

"You can go down now!"

The Third Raikage glanced at the ten boxes, then at the boy who was trying to appear calm, and finally waved to the old man.

The old man didn't say much, glanced at Tamura Hao, and then turned and left.

"Young man, what information do you have to tell this old man?"

The Third Raikage was very curious. It was too strange to have 1 billion ryo and a ten-year-old child together. There must be something wrong with it.

Tutai and Yeyue Ai, standing nearby, were also curiously observing, wondering about the source of the ten billion taels and the information it contained.

"Ahem... We can put the information later. The main reason I came here is to become Raikage's apprentice. This 1 billion taels is my apprenticeship gift. I hope Raikage will accept it."

After clearing his throat, Tamura Hiroaki calmed down and stated that he had come to become an apprentice.

Upon hearing this, even the Third Raikage, with his strong will, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye. Yotsuki A and Tsuchida also had strange expressions.

Is this considered bribery?

"Ten billion taels is a lot, but it's not enough to become my disciple."

Maintaining his dignified expression, the Third Raikage did not deny it, but instead focused his gaze on the second sealed scroll.

One billion taels is indeed a lot, especially at this critical time, when both we and the village are short of money.

With these 1 billion ryo, they can purchase more supplies, making the upcoming Ninja World War much easier.

However, compared to the ten billion taels, the little devil seemed to value the second sealed scroll more, and the contents inside were definitely more important than the ten billion taels.

Night Moon Ai and Earth Platform also looked at the second sealed scroll.

(End of this chapter)