Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 109 Cong Yunqie!

Inside Ryuchi Cave, Orochimaru was undergoing a difficult surgical procedure to suture his wounds. This time, he was truly doomed and almost died there.

"Kumakuya Village!"

Orochimaru, who had barely stitched his body back together, muttered sinisterly. He had already guessed that the other party was from Kumogakure, because only Kumogakure had such a strong Uzumaki ninja.

Then there's the fighting style of those few people, which is all ninjutsu.

Although we don't know what happened to that Uchiha girl, we can be sure that she was from Kumogakure.

Orochimaru will remember this debt!

Once his physical condition had stabilized somewhat, Orochimaru crawled into the belly of a snake and used his own blood to perform a summoning jutsu to leave through a snake clone he had previously left outside.

Ryuchi Cave is no benevolent place. Even though the Manda he contracted has a bad temper and lacks integrity, if he stays there for too long, given his current state, he might get swallowed up.

After a long and arduous journey, Orochimaru finally returned to the front lines and met with Shimura Danzo.

Are you injured?

Seeing Orochimaru's pale face, Danzo Shimura's heart sank.

He didn't care how Orochimaru was injured; the important thing was that Orochimaru's current condition was clearly not good, and he was no longer able to fight and kill the Third Kazekage, which disrupted his plans.

"We were ambushed by the people of Kumogakure, and Manda is dead. I need four months to recover from my injuries."

Orochimaru briefly explained that he had been severely injured this time. Even though his body had been modified and he had taken countermeasures when he was under the influence of genjutsu, he was still badly injured, and his internal organs had been shredded.

Then came the illusionary attack, which severely damaged his mental will; injuries of this level are extremely difficult to heal.

Danzo Shimura remained silent with a gloomy face. Four months was too long. According to the intelligence he had received, Chiyo and Ebizo would arrive at the front line in three months at most.

Even if the other party's body has not yet fully recovered, as a puppeteer, the strength lies mainly in the puppets and poisons, while one's own condition is only secondary.

With those two joining the battle, things are going to get complicated. The original plan was to severely injure or eliminate the Third Kazekage before they arrived, but Orochimaru's side has messed up.

There are currently no more people available.

And those ninja tools, needless to say, are definitely gone too.

"Could we transfer Jiraiya over here?"

Thinking of his old friend's other two disciples, he realized that Tsunade's side was definitely out of the question, so he had no choice but to send Jiraiya over.

"That idiot can't coordinate perfectly with you, and the pressure on the Grass Country front is also considerable. The destruction of Kusagakure has had a significant impact."

Orochimaru shook his head at the thought of that idiot teammate; even if he were transferred here, it would be difficult for him to coordinate well with Shimura Danzo in a short period of time.

"We have no choice but to postpone it!"

Danzo Shimura was furious. His carefully planned scheme had been ruined by Orochimaru, and needless to say, the batch of ninja tools he had prepared was now gone.

Also, what exactly did Orochimaru do to be ambushed by the people of Kumogakure?

He didn't believe it was because of the batch of ninja tools he had ordered; it must be because of something else.

If Orochimaru weren't still needed, he would have already punished him.

None of Hiruzen's three disciples were easy to deal with.

A few days later, Danzo Shimura's mood worsened because Chiyo and her brother arrived earlier than the intelligence indicated, and the Sand Village army even launched a general offensive.

Faced with such a huge disparity in strength, he could only mobilize the ninja army to retreat in an orderly manner to the next defensive line, while using the depth of this area to delay and block the advance of the enemy.

"The intelligence was correct; Orochimaru was indeed severely injured and unable to fight."

Chiyo, pale-faced, watched the retreating Konoha ninja and realized that the intelligence was correct.

"But this may not be a good thing."

Ebizo, standing nearby, used Wind Release ninjutsu to help the puppet kill a Konoha Jonin, but his expression was not good.

This intelligence came from a strange source, and it was impossible to tell which side provided it.

However, one thing is certain: the other side is using their Sunagakure village as a tool.

"It doesn't matter, as long as we actually benefit from it. Taking over the Land of Rivers this time is enough to create a great river that runs through the entire Land of Wind."

The Third Kazekage descended on the iron sand, not caring which side provided the information.

Their primary objective in this battle was the Land of Rivers and the Kikyō Mountain defense line. Only by completely capturing the Kikyō Mountain defense line could they truly claim control of the Land of Rivers.

In this way, many rivers in the Land of Rivers can be diverted and converged, flowing into the Land of Wind.

With the combined flow of the numerous rivers in the Land of Rivers, a great river could be created that runs through the Land of Wind, bringing unimaginable benefits.

Their Wind Kingdom has no shortage of land; its territory is the largest among the five great nations. However, over 99% of its land is desert and Gobi, making it difficult to utilize effectively.

However, if there is a great river, it can create countless oases.

This was also a war mission assigned to them by the daimyo. Compared to them, who focused on improving their strength, the daimyo prefecture paid more attention to economic development and improvement.

This mission actually existed long ago; the war against Konoha during the First Shinobi World War was for this purpose, but unfortunately, they were defeated.

Now that they've won, all they need to do is hold this position.

"This is already the limit."

Ebizo was wary; he had witnessed the power unleashed by that Nine-Tails Jinchuriki years ago, a power that they could never withstand.

Before that Nine-Tails Jinchuriki passes away, they cannot act too aggressively, lest they attract the attention of that person who will be the first to be attacked.

"Konoha is too strong; it's a threat to all of our ninja villages."

The Third Kazekage was equally wary. Although he was known as the strongest Kazekage of all time, he was only the strongest Kazekage, not the strongest Kage.

They are far inferior to the First Hokage. If Konoha were to produce another invincible ninja like the First Hokage, with a domineering mind and ambition, then these ninja villages would have no future.

This is one of the main reasons why the four major ninja villages tacitly joined forces against Konoha.

Of course, the war in the Land of Whirlpools was also a factor; the people of Konoha were too ruthless and arrogant.

Do you really think that just because you have a perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, we won't dare to attack you?

……

Tamura Hao didn't care much about the Ninja World War; he focused all his energy on swordsmanship training and forging.

With the help of various cheats, his learning speed skyrocketed. He created a professional-grade knife in three months, a good professional-grade knife in six months, and a high professional-grade knife in nine months.

Currently, I am striving to create a supreme-grade treasure sword, and I have finally started using the ninja swords I obtained from Kirigakure as materials.

The reason I've made such rapid progress is thanks to Byakugan's X-ray vision, which allows me to see directly into the fusion state of the material, detect interlayer cracks immediately, and then hammer them together during hot forging.

This is also the key to a good knife. There must be absolutely no flaws in the blade, especially cracks and impurities, otherwise it will break in battle, which is fatal to the person using the knife.

Besides material fusion, there's also the quality and strength of the materials, which can be addressed through financial resources.

Furthermore, as Kusashi Ichiro's disciple, he was able to purchase those materials in the Land of Iron at cost price, which enabled him to achieve such a significant improvement within a year.

Even if it were someone else, even a genius in this field, it would take at least ten years of hard study to achieve the same level.

Having made preparations, Tamura Hiroshi returned to the forging room, and Uchiha Hikaru and the others followed to watch.

"Teacher, please cut along this line."

Tamura Hiroshi took out the heavy hammer from the slayer and drew a circle on the hammerhead, indicating to Fukai to make the cut.

Fukai didn't say much, drew his ninja sword and used the Supersonic Lightning Release Blade to cut it.

The Supersonic Lightning Release Blade itself has an extremely strong cutting ability, and the Kabuto Slash is a ninja sword forged from metal using earth-style chakra. Although it is incredibly hard, it is no longer indestructible against lightning-style attacks that it is weak against.

Of course, it wasn't easy to cut it; it took a full four minutes to cut that piece off.

Tamura Hao placed it into the already lit furnace to heat it up, along with a thunder sword.

In comparison, heating that large piece of scalpel was more difficult, and the thunder knife got red-hot first.

Tamura Hao used chakra threads to roll it out and placed it on an anvil to hammer it, finally folding and forging it into a single piece.

Although the Lightning Blade is a top-tier ninja sword, it focuses more on assisting Lightning Release ninjutsu, and its own sharpness and strength are not particularly good.

If it were to truly face a renowned sword like the Kusanagi Sword, it would inevitably be chipped or even severed.

These swords were not indestructible to begin with, especially the decapitation sword, which had broken countless times.

This is a matter of material selection and forging techniques. In order to enhance the auxiliary effect of the Thunder Blade on ninjutsu, trade-offs must be made between the hardness of the blade and its sharpness.

Now, Tamura Hao needs to correct it and increase the strength of the blade, even at the cost of sacrificing its ability to enhance ninjutsu.

Take out a top-quality crucible that has been prepared in advance, put the thunder knife material forged into an iron ingot into it, and then put in the alloy powder that has been prepared in advance.

He had already thoroughly researched the materials of several ninja swords and experimented with different combinations, creating several suitable ratios of supplementary materials to further enhance the strength and toughness of the ninja sword materials.

After placing the crucible, Tamura Hao merged his chakra with that of the Ten-Tails, and two rings of magatama appeared deep within his pupils, one inside and one outside, for a total of six magatama.

"Amaterasu!"

He decisively activated the Amaterasu technique, and a black flame appeared and landed inside the crucible.

This is another achievement of his training over the past year. His fusion with the Ten-Tails' chakra has been further enhanced, and he can now release Amaterasu flames without damaging his own eyes.

Of course, it can only be in the form of a flame. Any larger and it will damage your eyes. Bleeding tears is the least of your worries; if it gets too big, you could go blind.

This aggressive eye technique is too powerful, far exceeding the power load of the Eight Thousand Spears Eye Technique.

Upon seeing the black flames, Uchiha Hikaru's expression turned cold.

That's her eye technique, you shameless villain!

The Amaterasu Flame was indeed powerful; even a single flame emitted extremely high temperatures, melting the Thunder Blade in no time and then fusing it with the metal powder.

That wasn't all. Tamura extended his Vajra Lock, with a fist-sized Rasengan at the top, and sent it into the crucible. He used the Rasengan to thoroughly stir the alloy inside, while extinguishing the Amaterasu Flame.

The spiral continued to rotate, while the temperature of the alloy gradually decreased until it became viscous before being retracted.

Kusayama Ichiro immediately went forward to take a look, and saw that the clear, viscous alloy liquid, which looked like crystal, was incredibly hot.

"It was definitely the right decision to take you as my disciple."

It took him a while to calm down, and Kusayama Ichiro was quite moved.

The fusion of materials has always been a challenge for their swordsmiths. Ordinary steel is easy to melt, but some special metals are difficult to melt, especially those that conduct chakra.

They could only fuse various metals by folding and forging, but this fusion was not perfect.

However, they didn't have a good solution. They didn't have a flame capable of melting those special metals, and the flame from burning charcoal alone was far from enough.

But now there is this peculiar flame that melts the metal that has been giving him a headache, and with that special stirring method, it is enough to perfectly fuse the various metals inside.

With this method, as long as the material quality is high enough, forging the finest swords of the highest industrial level is not a problem at all, and even mass production is possible.

Of course, this deep integration is not absolute. The strength and toughness of materials obtained by many integration methods may not be comparable to the folding and forging of two materials. However, this integration has an advantage that folding and forging cannot match.

That means the transmission of chakra will be more excellent and smooth, without any breaks. This seamless structure is more conducive to the fusion of chakra and sword.

"It is my honor to be your student."

Tamura Hiroshi has great respect for this sword-making teacher. He has learned a lot and improved significantly over the past year.

Seeing his disciple's respect and sincerity, Kusayama Ichiro was very satisfied and did not disturb him further, stepping aside to continue watching.

Before the molten alloy cooled down, Tamura Hao placed it on an anvil and quickly forged it, soon turning it into a curved blade. To save materials, he even forged it into the shape of an axe blade, which would only need a little polishing afterward.

After carefully observing the blade with the X-ray vision of the Byakugan and confirming that there were no flaws, the thin sheet metal made from a part of the Executioner's Blade was used to cover the back of the blade and half of the blade. The two were then perfectly bonded together through hot forging before being placed in the furnace to maintain the temperature.

Then, the red-hot portion of the slag was hammered into a ball and placed into a crucible. The prepared alloy powder was then added, and the mixture was heated and melted again with an Amaterasu flame.

"Aunt Yuye!"

Tamura Hao explained to Uzumaki Tamayo that the next step was to use the Rasengan to completely encase the metal inside, as his chakra was far from sufficient, and Uzumaki Tamayo would have to do it.

"Otama Rasengan!"

The Vortex Jade Leaf, which had been instructed long ago, extended a Vajra Lock, topped with a large Jade Spiral Ball, and was placed into the crucible, causing the alloy liquid inside to rotate rapidly, allowing it to fully fuse.

The same procedure applies: stop stirring only after the alloy liquid becomes viscous.

After the alloy solution cooled to a certain degree, it was placed on an anvil and quickly forged, soon becoming a large naginata without a blade. He made it in imitation of the shape of the Murakumogiri that Whitebeard had next door, and since he was too lazy to name it, he just borrowed the name Murakumogiri.

Seeing the shape of that large naginata, Yotsuki Ai rubbed his hands excitedly; this was his exclusive weapon.

Since completing the body-refining process with the secret medicine, his physical attributes have greatly improved, and the ninja sword alone is no longer sufficient to unleash his full power.

If he really had to use a ninja sword, he would prefer a large naginata, as that would be more powerful.

Using the X-ray vision of the Byakugan again, he carefully observed the blade and confirmed that there were no flaws in the handle or blade before proceeding to the next step.

The lightning blade alloy, shaped like a scimitar, is inlaid into a slot in the blade of the great naginata.

There was no blade there yet, so he planned to use the steel-insertion method to embed the lightning blade alloy into it as a blade, since Night Moon Ai's main attribute was lightning.

However, since the lightning-attribute lightning blade and the earth-attribute hemlock material have a counter-relationship, it was wrapped with a thin sheet of iron made from fragments of the decapitation sword as a buffer.

Because the chakra-conducting metal of the Executioner's Blade is water-attribute, it can absorb the opponent's blood and also significantly enhance water-style ninjutsu.

Yoruichi's chakra nature is lightning, earth, and water, which perfectly matches the three.

The blade was hammered repeatedly, and the X-ray vision was used to carefully observe and confirm that the two fit perfectly before a thread was inserted into the slender groove reserved in the blade.

In this way, lightning-attribute chakra can be directly injected into the blade through this thin thread, without causing it to interfere with the blade.

Of course, there is also a layer of metal from the Executioner's Blade inside that slender slot, which allows the metal of the Executioner's Blade to absorb the enemy's blood and stamina.

The Executioner's Blade can not only repair itself, but also absorb the life force from the enemy's blood to restore the user's stamina, allowing the user to continue fighting with the Executioner's Blade.

This is a very useful ability, but the only downside is that the Executioner's Blade is too fragile and can be broken even in a Jonin battle.

Finally, the handle, blade, and cutting edge are quenched using different liquid media and at different temperatures to increase their strength.

The blade itself was already forged to a sharp edge, so it only needed simple polishing to achieve its extremely sharpness.

"Hey Ai, give this Murakumogiri a try!"

After examining the forged Murakumogiri for a while and confirming that there were no flaws, Tamura Hao swung it around and was very satisfied with its center of gravity. He then tossed it to Yozuki Ai, who had been waiting impatiently.

Meanwhile, Vanilla Whirlpool, who had been waiting nearby, quickly stepped forward, took out the ice water that had been kept warm in the box, and picked up a towel to wipe Tamura Hao's sweat.

Kushina Uzumaki, who was watching from the side, was furious. That villain was too despicable.

On the other side, Yotsuki Ai caught the Murakumogiri and swung it around, quite satisfied with the shape and center of gravity of the sword. Then, she channeled her lightning chakra into it along the thin line.

Instantly, blazing white lightning flashed across the stark white blade, which then began to vibrate at an incredible speed—it was the Ultrasonic Thunder Blade.

"A fine knife!"

With a flick of her wrist, the Murakumo-giri sliced ​​across the bluestone floor, the blade cutting through the stone as easily as tofu, and Yotsuki Ai became even more excited.

This is the ninja sword he wanted, the one most suitable for him.

Although the Night Moon Clan's heirloom hand blades are very sharp, it would be even better to have a good blade.

After all, no matter how tough one's hands are, they are still flesh and blood, and cannot compare to such a top-tier treasured sword.

This scene made Fukai's eyes burn with desire. Although his own ninja sword was good, it was only good and could not compare to that supreme weapon.

"Old sir!"

After trying out a few more Lightning Release ninjutsu techniques with Murakumogiri, Yotsuki A handed it over to Kusanagi Ichiro.

It was agreed beforehand that Junior Brother would only be able to graduate after forging a supreme treasure sword here.

Kusayama Ichiro took the Murakumogiri sword and examined it closely, even swinging it around to demonstrate a few sword techniques.

Although he usually uses an Ōdachi, both Ōdachi and razors are long swords, and their sword techniques have many similarities, making them both powerful and impressive to wield.

"You're ready to graduate!"

After demonstrating a set of sword techniques, Kusashi Ichiro nodded in satisfaction, acknowledging the achievement, and inwardly feeling deeply moved and impressed.

He originally thought it would take the child at least ten years to forge an unparalleled masterpiece, but who would have thought he would do it in just one year.

He was far more outstanding than he had imagined. Although he could see that the child was using other abilities to assist in forging the sword, it was a good thing. With the assistance of such abilities, he would surely go further on the path of sword forging.

Perhaps this child can truly forge a famous sword like the Kusanagi sword.

(End of this chapter)