Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 101 Blitzkrieg

"None of us have any experience in commanding at the war level, so let's not bother with tactics and strategies. The more we calculate, the more likely we are to make mistakes. If the enemy finds a weakness, we may be wiped out."

In that case, why don't we launch a blitzkrieg?

When Yoruichi and Ai were at their wits' end, Tamura Hao uttered the term "blitzkrieg".

"Blitzkrieg?"

The two were bewildered; they had never heard of this term before.

The old man standing nearby listened with satisfaction. The child's mind was indeed as the third generation had said, and his mentality was also very good, without the restlessness and impetuosity of young people.

It is important to recognize one's own capabilities during war.

Tamura Hao pointed to the sea and the Land of Waterfall on the map and explained, "We can take a sea ship and go around by sea to reach the Land of Waterfall directly. On the sea ship, everyone can conserve their energy, maintain their best physical condition, and even gain some weight."

Once we reached the coastline of the Land of Waterfall, we disembarked as quickly as possible, slipped past the Hidden Grass Village before they could react, and took the shortest route to attack the Hidden Grass Village.

Regardless of the outcome of the battle, we will be able to evacuate as quickly as possible and leave the Land of Grass before the Konoha and Iwagakure ninja forces can react.

Our ninjas from Kumogakure are all skilled in taijutsu, and their physical abilities and stamina are superior to those of ninjas from other villages. This is our advantage.

"This is easy, it has potential!"

Night Moon Ai was excited. Although this blitzkrieg tactic was simple and brutal, it was very practical and suitable for them.

Attack the enemy at top speed, then retreat quickly, completing all combat missions before the other enemies can react.

Moreover, they are traveling by sea, which makes them the least likely to be discovered. They will probably only be known after they land, and intelligence transmission will take some time. It is impossible for Iwagakure and Konoha to make arrangements in Takigakure.

If you're lucky, you might not be discovered by those two sides until you enter the Land of Grass.

"In that case, we need to conserve enough stamina and chakra during the retreat, so we should prioritize the use of explosive tags and throwing ninja tools in the battle in Kusagakure."

Fokai added that this tactic was indeed very effective; as long as the speed was fast enough, other problems were no longer problems.

Whether it's the Iwagakure ninja army or the Konoha ninja army, no matter how powerful they are, it's useless if they can't catch up with them.

As for some individual powerhouses, they have a ninja army of fifty Jonin and five hundred Chunin, who are also elites who experienced the last War of the Land of Whirlpools. They are confident that they can kill even the Kage of the other four major ninja villages.

"The next step is to plan the best route, including the forward route and the retreat route, which must be separate to avoid being trapped by the enemy on the way back."

A separate team was to be dispatched ahead to scout the route and construct rope bridges across difficult sections to maintain the main force's speed. This team included a Uzumaki ninja with the Kagura Mind's Eye ability to sense and eliminate any ninjas along the route.

Night Moon Ai stared intently at the map, pondering the best route.

The old man at the other table laughed and glanced at Tamura Hiroshi with surprise.

This blitzkrieg concept is excellent. They had used similar methods to launch high-speed attacks on the enemy before, but they hadn't named them and they weren't as extreme or pure as this one.

The name Blitzkrieg is indeed very apt, and it carries the least risk, though it can be a bit tiring on your legs.

The battle plan was quickly finalized. Ai Yeyue led the main force to march in the rear, while Fukai led the vanguard to advance rapidly ahead to scout the way and build rope bridges, pushing the speed to the extreme.

In order to counter this plan, the ninjas on the ship started eating in advance, taking out the prepared food and cooking. They even had water-style ninjas go into the sea to catch a lot of fish, in order to fatten up the ninjas and build up their strength.

Although you can take military ration pills to quickly replenish your strength, eating too much of those things will harm your health. It would be much better to accumulate more fat through normal food before the battle.

Moreover, the journey is quite long, and by the time the run is over, the fat accumulated on the body will be mostly used up, so it won't affect the performance in battle.

Even though Tamura Hao was eating to his heart's content, he didn't want to let himself down in the upcoming raids and battles.

A physique with well-defined muscles is not suitable for long-distance combat; you might end up exhausted from hunger before the battle even begins.

Moreover, his body had not yet fully developed, and even though he possessed formidable physical abilities, he was still inferior to adult ninjas in some aspects.

It's very important to gain some weight at this time.

"Aren't you afraid of eating yourself into a pig?"

Kushina Uzumaki looked at the person who was still eating and drinking heartily and couldn't help but make a comment.

Tamura Hao swallowed the fish in his mouth, drank a glass of milk, and said, "Next, we'll have to travel over a thousand kilometers, more than two thousand kilometers round trip. Just imagine how much energy that will consume."

Chakra isn't omnipotent; we are all made of flesh and blood, and necessary consumption is inevitable.

Eating more now will convert into fat, and most of it will be burned off during the run.

If you don't eat more, you'll have to burn off your existing fat, and by the time you finish running, you'll be almost skin and bones.

We men don't care, but it's different for you women. If you really lose weight in your chest area, who knows if you can ever make up for it later.

As he spoke, Tamura Hao glanced at the two women's slightly heaving chests. Compared to her flat chest a year ago, Uzumaki Kushina's chest had begun to show some signs of movement.

At thirteen years old, Uchiha Hikari already had a nice figure and was a genuine young woman.

Tamura Hiroshi's standard for distinguishing between loli and girls is not age, but curves. Those without curves that go straight to the bottom are loli, while those with curves are naturally girls.

Upon hearing Tamura Hiroshi's words, both women subconsciously looked down at their chests.

This is an issue that absolutely cannot be ignored.

"Shameless!"

Glaring at the shameless villain, Uchiha Hikaru picked up a plate of grilled fish and started eating it in small bites.

At this point, she couldn't care less about maintaining her figure; she didn't want this long journey to affect her development.

Kushina Uzumaki didn't resist anymore, brought over a plate of sliced ​​meat and poured it into the hot pot, continuing to eat.

While obesity is unacceptable, being temporarily overweight is not necessarily a bad thing.

Not to mention, it's all for the sake of protecting their own physical development, so they can't afford to suffer losses.

At the same time, she was thinking of her clansman suffering in Kusagakure. She knew very well the special nature of that constitution, not to mention that it was currently a time of war, and the Land of Grass was a battlefield where the Iwagakure Ninja Army and the Konoha Ninja Army were fighting. Even if Kusagakure surrendered to Konoha, it would inevitably suffer considerable losses.

Given the limited resources of a second-rate village like Kusagakure, there certainly wouldn't be many good medical ninjas, so the fate of that clansman was predictable.

Even though the Uzumaki clan possesses immense vitality and chakra, there are still limits to it.

If they were to absorb too much of the drug, they wouldn't last long. They had to get there as soon as possible to rescue that clansman and also destroy that despicable Kusagakure.

……

After sailing for several days, the five ships sailed around the Land of Iron and arrived at the Land of Waterfall. The Cloud Village ninja then changed into the uniforms and headbands of the Iwagakure Village and disembarked, marching quickly along the planned route.

As for the ships, they immediately left the coastal area and headed towards the deep sea to avoid being discovered by others and affecting subsequent rendezvous.

"I wonder if the Sky Ninja Village has developed any flying ninja tools yet."

As Tamura Hao ran, he kept thinking about the Sky Ninja Village.

The flying ninja tools from the Sky Village are incredibly powerful; they can fly directly from the seaside to Konoha to launch a surprise attack, and then return.

If they had those flying ninja tools now, they could fly there directly, consuming only some chakra, and at a much faster speed.

It is also more difficult for the enemy to intercept, making it safer.

In addition, that aerial fortress is also very suitable as a research base. One Turtle Island is not enough for Kumogakure; having an aerial fortress would make it perfect.

"The technology of the Sky Ninja Village is also quite advanced; they can even build space carriers and chakra cannons that can fire at unknown distances. And that Zero-Tails, could it also be related to the Kara organization?"

Tamura Hao's thoughts wandered; the chakra technology of the Sky Ninja Village was truly abnormal.

Those flying ninja tools were one thing, but later they even developed space carriers, and the chakra technology contained within them was truly astonishing.

It doesn't make sense that the Sky Ninja Village alone could develop such high-tech, even black technology, stuff. There must be some external force involved.

Currently, the mysterious Kara organization seems to be the most likely candidate; perhaps the Sky Ninja Village is an outer member of their organization.

"Zero Tail should be available by now, right?"

Then, thinking of the Zero-Tails that possessed dark chakra, Tamura Hao felt that devouring it wouldn't be too difficult, and he would go and take a look after his advanced studies in the Land of Iron were over.

Zero-Tails was originally created by the Sky Village. However, during the Second Shinobi World War, the Five Great Shinobi Villages destroyed the Sky Village. Shennong then traveled among the Five Great Shinobi Villages as a doctor, eventually making a discovery in Konoha and reviving it as the energy source for that fortress.

So Zero Tail should already exist, or rather, it has existed for a long time, but it has been developing and improving.

The Zero-Tails is undoubtedly a very delicious source of nourishment. After the essence is devoured by the Ten-Tails, the remaining part can also serve as the foundation of evil in this world. It can be enhanced by absorbing negative emotions to form the so-called Dark Chakra.

I believe Lord Danzo would really like that kind of chakra.

The others, unaware of what Tamura Hiroshi was thinking, were focused on making their way.

It wasn't about traveling non-stop, but rather stopping for half an hour every three hours to allow the muscles and joints to rest and recover.

The speed wasn't very fast either; for a ninja, it was more like jogging. They could run about 500 kilometers a day and reach Kusagakure in two days.

After all, they are going to fight, and they must be in good condition when they arrive at Kusagakure.

Going into battle exhausted is a major taboo in military strategy.

Two days later, the Cloud Village ninja army indeed arrived at Grass Village before other forces noticed and sent people to deal with it.

During this period, the Konoha Ninja Army and the Iwagakure Ninja Army were in a state of truce. The fighting had been too intense before, and both sides needed to rest.

Most of the ninjas from Kusagakure were also in the village, which made it easier to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

"The location has been confirmed. It's right here, in the central area of ​​Kusagakure Village."

Kagura, with her most powerful inner eye, pointed to a location on the Kusagakure village layout map, her face filled with worry and anger.

This position alone shows how much Kusagakure values ​​that clansman, which is not a good thing.

"This seems to be the hospital in Kusagakure!"

Looking at the layout map of Kusagakure, Tamura Hiroshi frowned.

They not only have the layout map of Kusagakure, but also the layout maps of all the major ninja villages. This is the easiest intelligence to collect.

The location that Uzumaki Tamamo-no-Mae pointed to was the hospital in Kusagakure, which was not a good thing for that Uzumaki clansman.

"In that case, we have to carry out the rescue and the assassination at the same time. It would be best if someone could infiltrate the village of Kusagakure to ensure the safety of that Uzumaki clan member to the greatest extent possible."

As Yotsuki Ai gazed at the topographical map of Kusagakure, a general tactical plan formed in her mind.

There are three objectives in destroying Kusagakure: to weaken Konoha on the battlefield, to acquire Kusagakure's assets, and to safely rescue the Uzumaki clan member.

The last one, in particular, must be completed and has the highest priority.

It's not that the Uzumaki clan member is particularly important, but rather that this incident is of extraordinary significance. Rescuing that Uzumaki clan member will demonstrate to the other Uzumaki clan members in the village that the Hidden Cloud Village values ​​them, increasing their sense of belonging and facilitating their integration.

"I'll impersonate a Senju clan ninja. Kushina will dye her hair and pretend to be poisoned. After entering Kusagakure, she'll use her injuries to go to the Kusagakure hospital and find your clansman as soon as possible."

"I'm going to meet with the higher-ups of Kusagakure. I'll find an opportunity to use explosive tags to inflict maximum damage on them, causing their ninjas to lose command and be unable to effectively coordinate a counterattack."

Tamura Hao revealed a combat strategy that seemed risky but was actually relatively safe, provided that enough detonating tags were brought along.

This time, I brought 10,000 high-quality explosive tags with me, which would give me a fighting chance even against a Shadow.

Of course, they only had a fighting chance. Fortunately, Kusagakure was too weak; even the village chief didn't dare to call him a Kage. According to their intelligence, the opponent was just an elite Jonin.

"No, that's too dangerous."

Night Moon Ai was the first to object, and Fukai also shook his head.

My junior brother is far more important than this war; I cannot risk my life for him.

"It's not an adventure. As long as our identities aren't exposed, Kusagakure won't dare to attack us."

If my plan succeeds, our casualties in this battle will definitely be greatly reduced.

Tamura Hao was very confident in this plan. He would not have dared to do this in any other ninja village, but he could really do it in Kusagakure, especially with the Konoha ninja army stationed nearby.

Even if the Hidden Grass Village had a hundred times the courage, they wouldn't dare to harm the Leaf Village ninjas.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be you."

Ye Yue Ai still disagreed, not wanting her junior brother to take the risk.

"Because my Samehada can mimic the chakra of the Senju clan, even a Senju ninja wouldn't be able to recognize me to my face."

Tamura Hao used Kaguya's phantom to create a pure Senju chakra that gathered in his palm. The chakra, brimming with vitality, made everyone around him feel very comfortable.

This is the unique characteristic of the Senju clan; they possess a self-healing ability similar to that of the Kaguya clan, which is the foundation upon which the Senju clan has been able to contend with the Uchiha clan for thousands of years.

The power of a Sage Body is incomparable to that of an ordinary bloodline limit.

"Yes, but be extra careful!"

Nightmoon Ai and Fukai exchanged a glance and finally nodded.

They had heard about what this person had done in Uzushiogakure last time, and even the Uzumaki clan leader hadn't seen through it. They figured that Kusagakure wouldn't be able to see through it either, at least not in the short term.

After quickly agreeing on a plan, Tamura Hao, Uchiha Hikaru, and Uzumaki Kushina set off. Uzumaki Kushina even dyed her hair black.

Tamura Hiroshi also dyed his hair, turning it into jet-black, glossy, flowing hair that perfectly matches the Senju clan's style.

With that ANBU ninja outfit on, Senju no Hao has returned to the world!

"Who is it?"

The three of them ran quickly to the gate of Kusagakure, where they were stopped by the Kusagakure ninja on duty. Some of the Kusagakure ninja nearby also became alert, and their hands subconsciously reached for their ninja tool pouches.

After all, we are currently in a state of war, and we need to be wary of any strangers who approach us.

"I have come on behalf of the Senju clan to discuss important matters with your leader."

Tamura Hao spoke coldly, while raising his palm to manifest a ball of chakra unique to the Senju clan.

"Please wait a moment, I will go and inform the leader."

Seeing the chakra that made them feel comfortable both physically and mentally, the grass ninja on duty dared not be negligent, which was enough to confirm the other party's identity.

Apart from the Senju clan, no one else can possess this special chakra; I have seen it many times in previous wars.

"Hurry up! My companion has been ambushed and poisoned on the road. We need your hospital's equipment and materials to prepare an antidote as soon as possible."

Tamura Hao gave a cold reminder, his voice carrying a hint of urgency.

Upon hearing this, the grass ninja ran even faster towards the depths of the village. Before long, several figures rushed over, and judging from their speed, they should all be at the Jonin level.

"Please come with me!"

After sizing up the three boys and girls, the leader, a grass ninja, said something and turned to lead the way.

"Take my companion to your hospital for detoxification first; that toxin is very troublesome."

Tamura Hiroshi spoke again, this time with a commanding tone.

Although the grass ninjas were unhappy with this tone, they didn't dare to say anything. Moreover, the Senju clan did treat them in this condescending manner, and they had almost gotten used to it.

There's nothing we can do; they're just too strong.

"Take them to the hospital."

The leader of the Grass Village ninja gestured to another ninja. Judging from their figures, the three of them were just teenagers and wouldn't cause any trouble, not to mention that Grass Village and Konoha were currently allies.

Moreover, since they are from Konoha and the Senju clan, it would be very troublesome if they died in their Kusagakure village. Not to mention that there are three important figures from the Senju clan in the village now, so they cannot be neglected.

Tamura Hiroshi nodded to Uzumaki Kushina and Uchiha Hikaru, signaling the two of them to go over together.

Although the two women were worried, they couldn't say anything and quickly followed the grass ninja to the hospital.

Uchiha Hikaru carried the seemingly weak Uzumaki Kushina on his back and ran quickly, soon arriving in front of a four-story hospital building.

"The toxin research department is on the top floor. I'll take you up there."

The Kusagakure Jonin said something and led the two of them straight up the stairs to the top floor.

Because their own Jonin was leading the way, the Grass Ninja guarding the stairwell didn't say much and let them pass.

Uchiha Hikaru carried Uzumaki Kushina to the top floor, and as soon as they got up there, they saw a group of people arguing together at the end of the corridor.

(End of this chapter)