Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 140 The Book of Seals

With Tamura Hao and Uzumaki Yuye, two acquaintances, leading the way, the Senju clan members along the way didn't think much of it and were swiftly and decisively knocked unconscious.

Furthermore, the fact that the powerful members of the Senju clan were all attending a clan meeting and not out at the moment made it easier for Tamura Hao and his group to move around.

Arriving first at the pavilion where the books were stored, Tamura Hao used Kaguya's Byakugan to search with his eyes, while Uzumaki Tamaye helped break the seals and barriers. Yozuki Ai and the others happily packed the books into extra-large sealed scrolls.

Tamura Hao, Uzumaki Yuye, and Uchiha Hikaru arrived at the top floor.

"It was here after all!"

Seeing the huge scroll protected and isolated by the barrier, Tamura Hao smiled broadly. This must be the Senju family's Book of Seals, which must at least contain the first Hokage's Wood Release Sage Technique and many of the second Hokage's forbidden techniques.

"This barrier is difficult to break and will take a long time."

After observing for a while, Yu Ye shook her head. This barrier was much more complex and advanced than the ones below.

Tamura Hao had anticipated this and did not intend to rely on the Uzumaki Jade Leaf to break the barrier, which was the main reason why he brought Uchiha Hikaru up with him.

Using Kaguya's Byakugan to see through things, Tamura Hiro carefully observed the barrier and finally found a mark on the side of the wooden table where the Book of Seals was placed.

"As expected!"

Upon seeing the mark, Tamura Hiroshi's smile deepened. "This is good enough."

"Light, there's a Flying Thunder God Technique seal left by the Second Hokage. Try to sense it."

He pointed to that spot, indicating that Uchiha Hikaru should sense it.

Although he could simulate Tobirama's chakra, it was still a simulation and not as good as the original.

"I can vaguely sense it, but I haven't mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique yet."

Uchiha Hikaru tried to sense it using the chakra extracted from his heart, and he could indeed vaguely sense it, but he hadn't yet learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"I've got it."

Tamura Hao handed a wooden board to Uzumaki Tamayo, reached out and grasped Uchiha Hikaru's hand, and used simulated Tobirama chakra to merge with Uchiha Hikaru's chakra. They quickly sensed each other, and then he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Uchiha Hikaru into the barrier.

"You've mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique!"

Looking at his current surroundings, Uchiha Hikaru was shocked, and then became unhappy.

How could this shameless villain have mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique so quickly?

The whirlpool leaves outside were also surprised. That was the Flying Thunder God Technique, a super forbidden technique that no one had mastered since the Second Hokage.

Tamura Hao didn't explain much, nor could he explain it well. Was he supposed to say that he was a man with a cheat code?

Although his cheat system cannot directly provide combat power, it is quite effective in assisting cultivation.

Although he is unable to inscribe the Flying Thunder God Technique formula due to his own chakra nature, he can still use the existing formula to perform it.

After using his X-ray vision to confirm that there were no traps or mechanisms around the scroll, he took out a small sealing scroll, sealed the scroll inside, and left a letter.

"Go and sense the Flying Thunder God mark on that wooden board."

Holding Uchiha Hikaru's delicate hand once more, Tamura Hao gestured for her to sense the wooden board she had just given to Uzumaki Tamayo.

The Second Hokage left behind a large number of Flying Thunder God Technique seals in Konoha. Over the past month, he has been wandering around Konoha, using his X-ray vision to find many of them, and secretly pried them off. That wooden board was one of them.

Although he was very unhappy, Uchiha Hikaru still tried to sense it. Tamura Hiro, with the help of Uchiha Hikaru's chakra, also sensed it and once again used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave the barrier.

"It's about time, let's go!"

Without offering much explanation, Tamura Hao quickly walked down to meet up with Yozuki Ai and the others below. They then headed to the residence of Uzumaki Mito not far away, which was also the residence of Senju Hashirama. The graves of Senju Hashirama and his younger brother Senju Tobirama were located in the woods behind that residence.

Instead of entering Mito Uzumaki's residence, they went straight to the grove behind it and arrived at the graves of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

Tamura Hiroshi took out a kitchen knife and started digging in front of Senju Tobirama's tombstone, and soon unearthed a wooden box.

He had been here before when he followed Tsunade around the Senju clan's territory. Using his X-ray vision, he discovered that there was a wooden box buried in front of each of their tombstones, containing some simple ninja tools that the two used during their lifetimes.

There's not much to say about Hashirama Senju's character; the key point is that Tobirama Senju's character has quite a few Flying Thunder God kunai.

He wanted to dig it out back then, but he was too embarrassed to do so with Tsunade nearby. Now, of course, there's no need to be polite.

After taking out all the Flying Thunder God kunai inside, Tamura Hiroshi buried the wooden box back in, and finally covered it with the tarpaulin he had specially cut off earlier to ensure that it would not be noticed.

It's not that I don't want people to use Earth Release ninjutsu to take it out, but there's a seal set up by Mito Uzumaki here that will be triggered once chakra is used.

Now is not the time to alarm that person.

Not long after taking out the Flying Thunder God kunai, a bright light suddenly shot out from the northeast, pierced through the Leaf Village's barrier, and crashed straight into the Hokage Building, where a huge sound was heard.

It was the Third Raikage who led his elite ninja army in with the Six Paths Ninja Tools, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others inside the Hokage Building completely dumbfounded.

"You brat Sarutobi, how dare you plot to kill my son! Today you will die here!"

With a roar, the Third Raikage charged at Hiruzen Sarutobi, using less than 30% of his power to entangle him completely.

The other Cloud Ninja, with their clearly defined roles, quickly occupied the Hokage Building and packed up everything of value inside in sealed scrolls.

Half of the team rushed into the Hokage Cliff behind the Hokage Building to seize the items stored inside. The Anbu base was also inside, and there were many good things there. At the same time, they affixed a large number of explosive tags.

Because of the hasty nature of the incident, only a hundred people were brought along, but they were all elites, including many red-haired female ninjas from the Uzumaki clan.

Hearing that Konoha had once again plotted against their clansmen, these Uzumaki female ninjas were filled with anger and hatred.

Although they did not participate in the battle, they specifically targeted the barriers and seals inside the Hokage Building and Hokage Cliff, packing up everything they found.

The commotion attracted the attention of many ninja clans in Konoha, but most of them simply watched from afar.

The Senju clan also noticed the anomaly and immediately reported it to the clan leaders who were holding a clan meeting. Mito Uzumaki naturally learned of it as well.

"The Third Raikage led his ninja army in and stormed in, shouting that Hiruzen Sarutobi was plotting to kill his son."

The elders of the Thousand Hands Clan were all dumbfounded; what was going on here?

"The little monkeys must have done something again."

Mito Uzumaki sighed. She's such a worry.

She immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to leave. Since the ninja army from Kumogakure had already stormed in, she naturally couldn't ignore it.

Just as he arrived at the Hokage Building, he suddenly sensed something and looked towards the Senju clan's territory, which made him feel a surge of anger.

After glancing at the battle at the Hokage Building, he decisively returned to the Senju clan's territory.

The Cloud Ninja also noticed Mito Uzumaki's arrival and departure, and knowing that time was running out, they sprang into action, sacrificing their chakra to accelerate their progress.

"What happened?"

Arriving at her husband's grave, Mito Uzumaki looked at the crowd, her gaze falling on her niece.

"Auntie, we were forced to come here. You'll understand once you see this."

"Suppressing her anger, Uzumaki Tamayori said, then gestured to Uchiha Hikaru."

Uchiha Hikaru didn't say much, and used genjutsu to transmit the fragments he saw in Kato Dan's memories to Uzumaki Mito.

Mito Uzumaki was unable to resist Hikaru Uchiha's genjutsu; with her strength, she would be fearless even against the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques.

"That's too much!"

After seeing the genjutsu memory fragments transmitted by Uchiha Hikaru, even the good-tempered Mito Uzumaki couldn't help but feel her temper rise.

"I will handle this matter."

Leaving behind a single sentence, Mito Uzumaki headed back to the Hokage Building, a surge of golden chakra rapidly erupting from her body. Her coiled hair billowed out, and her immense aura was awe-inspiring.

She was really angry this time!

"As expected, he has mastered the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode."

Seeing Mito Uzumaki's transformation, Tamura Hao thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

With the Whirlpool Sealing Technique, the Whirlpool Bloodline, and the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, his strength is definitely no less than that of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju in their normal states.

That's really impressive!

At the same time, a loud explosion came from the Hokage Building. Not only was the Hokage Building blown up, but the Hokage Cliff behind it was also destroyed, marking the end of the Cloud Village's operation.

The key to this battle was to finish it quickly; it took less than three minutes from start to finish, which was already the limit.

"Stop it, everyone!"

As she descended, Mito Uzumaki's voice, though soft, resonated with everyone thanks to the power of her chakra. Her awe-inspiring presence caused everyone to stop fighting.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Third Raikage were visibly shocked as they stared at the golden figure.

The sense of oppression is too strong, just like the First Hokage back then.

"Lord Mito, this was not an intentional offense by Kumogakure. It was Hiruzen Sarutobi who went too far, attempting to murder my only son and many of Kumogakure's elites. I had no choice but to come to their rescue."

The Third Raikage suppressed his shock and stepped forward angrily to explain that the fault did not lie with Kumogakure.

It's all Hiruzen Sarutobi's fault!

"I already know what happened. You've gained a lot, and they weren't harmed. Let's just leave it at that, shall we?"

Mito Uzumaki glanced at the Cloud Ninja carrying huge scrolls, especially the red-haired female ninjas, and ultimately chose to let the matter drop.

"Very well, our Hidden Cloud Village will give Lord Mito face today!"

The Third Raikage knew when to stop, after all, this guy wasn't someone to be easily fooled.

Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth as if to say something, but feeling the cold gaze of that person, he could only remain silent, while pondering what exactly went wrong.

"grandmother."

At this moment, Tsunade, who had rushed over from outside the village, glared at the Cloud Ninja before turning to look at her grandmother.

What exactly happened?

"Go to your grandfather's grave and bring Yu Ye and the others here. Send Lei Ying and the others away from the village. Anyone who dares to obstruct them, kill them!"

Mito Uzumaki coldly gave the order: "Send these people from Kumogakure away first, and then deal with internal matters."

Sensing her grandmother's murderous aura, Tsunade had many questions, but dared not ask any more. She nodded and headed to the clan's territory.

"I won't bother you any longer, Lady Mito. Farewell!"

The Third Raikage didn't linger. After giving Mito Uzumaki a slight bow, he led his Cloud Ninja to the entrance of Konoha Village.

On the other side, Tsunade also led Yotsuki Ai and the others over, and along the way, she grabbed a certain boy and questioned him.

Tamura Hiroshi, of course, did not hide anything and told him everything.

"How could the old man do this!"

Tsunade was also furious; her teacher had gone too far this time.

Moreover, it was Dan who carried out this task. She had a good relationship with Kato Dan and could see through Kato Dan's thoughts. She was even a little tempted by him.

But now he has done such a thing. Even if it was the old man's order, it is still too wrong. He doesn't care about his own feelings or those of his family at all.

No wonder the old man suddenly sent her out of the village today to monitor Shimura Danzo's Root organization. She was pleased with herself, thinking that this would be a good way to avoid the boring clan meeting. Who would have thought that this was his scheme?

"The Third Hokage has been suppressed too much by you. His own strength is mediocre, far inferior to the First and Second Hokage. He can only feel at ease when he has control over the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. It is normal for him to do this. Even Uzushiogakure was destroyed by them."

Tamura Hao said he understood and mentioned the matter of Uzushiogakure.

These words silenced Tsunade, who didn't dare to look at Uzumaki Yuya and the others.

Although the old man had offered an explanation, she knew he was definitely involved in the matter; the only question was how much.

Now the teacher is plotting something again. Since Shimura Danzo wasn't in the village this time, it could only be the teacher who orchestrated this scheme.

When did the teacher become like this?

Along the way, many people came to watch, and one even came out to question them.

"Lord Hao, did your Hidden Cloud Village launch a surprise attack on our village?"

Despite the pain, Matt turned his wheelchair over, unwilling to believe it was real.

He had a deep appreciation for the boy's youth, just as the boy appreciated his own youth, and even considered him a close friend. How could things have turned out like this?

"Uncle Dai!"

Tamura Hao stepped out from the group, looking helpless, and said, "Things are a bit complicated. To put it simply, the Third Hokage wanted to kill us, so we had no choice but to ask the village for help. Then the Raikage led a team to our aid, and a battle broke out."

Uncle Dai, don't ask about the details; that's not something you can get involved in.

These are photos I took at the competition. I was planning to send them to you tomorrow morning, but it seems I'll have to do it earlier.

And these two short crutches are perfect for you, sir. I heard you have a child now, so you can give them to him as a gift in the future, a token of your youthful aspirations.

He handed the prepared photos and a pair of short crutches to Matt Day, implying that both he and that King Kai were worth fooling.

These two short crutches were made by him in his spare time using Amaterasu flames to melt some metals to form an alloy. Their characteristic is that they are hard but not brittle, which is perfect for Might Guy to use.

Hopefully, this person will be able to kill more enemies on other fronts in the future and weaken the other three major ninja villages.

He not only wants to weaken Konoha, but also Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure.

"is that so?"

Might Guy believed most of the boy's words, after all, Lady Tsunade was not far away and must have heard what he just said, but she did not refute it, so it was obviously true.

Although we don't know why the Hokage killed Haojun and the others, it's a fact that the Hidden Cloud Village came to their aid, and no one can say anything about it.

"Uncle Dai, I'm leaving now. I hope we won't meet on the battlefield in the future."

After saying this, Tamura Hiroshi quickly caught up with the group, glancing in one direction.

There were several familiar figures there, one of whom was Ye Cang.

Ye Cang watched the boy's figure disappear into the distance, his heart filled with complex emotions.

I don't know when we'll meet again.

Soon, Tamura Hao and the others met up with the Third Raikage and the others. Neither side said much, and they quickly headed towards the Land of Lightning.

After the Cloud Village ninja army left, the various ninja clans of Konoha finally breathed a sigh of relief and then pondered the cause of the incident.

Judging from the Third Raikage's loud roar, the problem must lie with the Third Hokage. Did he have some scheme against Kumogakure?

……

"Did Mikoto leave with the Cloud Ninja?"

Fugaku Uchiha was a little confused. Why did his fiancée leave with the Cloud Ninja?

"Uncle, do you know?"

Suddenly I noticed that my uncle was silent, seemingly unsurprised by the situation.

"Mikoto has changed a lot in the past month. She fell in love with Tamura Hiroshi, and they even live together and have a child. She will not be coming back."

Retsuyo Uchiha confessed the truth with a guilty conscience, his eyes fixed on Fugaku Uchiha's eyes.

I wonder if this was exciting enough?

Fugaku Uchiha did not disappoint him. The news struck him like a bolt from the blue, leaving him completely blank. His fiancée was gone, stolen away by a twelve-year-old brat, and now living with him and getting pregnant.

Endless rage surged within him, and the intense negative emotions stimulated his bloodline to transform into a special pupil power that flowed into his eyes.

The three tomoe of the Sharingan rotated rapidly, eventually converging to form a complex pattern.

It is the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"You succeeded!"

Upon seeing the kaleidoscope pattern, Uchiha Retsuyo finally revealed a smile.

This smile startled Fugaku Uchiha. Ignoring the change in his own eyes, he asked nervously.

"Uncle, you were lying to me, weren't you?"

Uncle must have said that on purpose to provoke her into awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan. Mikoto isn't that kind of person.

"The others are false, but it's true that Mikoto went to Kumogakure, and that was her choice."

We are all willing to give everything for the Uchiha clan, and Mikoto has the same resolve.

She didn't want the Uzumaki clan to suffer the same fate one day, so she took the opportunity to go to Kumogakure to leave a way out for us Uchiha.

If things truly become hopeless, at least some lineage can be preserved for the family, preventing complete annihilation.

Uchiha Retsuyo earnestly tried to deceive them, naturally refusing to admit the truth and resorting to another explanation.

This statement did indeed relieve Fugaku Uchiha, as long as it wasn't taken away by that brat.

He knew Mikoto wasn't that kind of person.

Moreover, upon closer examination, there were loopholes in her uncle's words. In just one month, how could Mikoto have fallen for someone else, or even become pregnant?

"But why Misaka?"

Still feeling somewhat resentful, Fugaku Uchiha didn't want Mikoto to leave, after all, she was his fiancée.

"Because he is my only daughter, the daughter of the Uchiha clan chief, and Kumogakure wants to see the sincerity of our Uchiha cooperation."

As he spoke, Uchiha Retsuyo's expression turned somber and sorrowful, as he thought of his sons who had died under mysterious circumstances.

It's good that Mikoto leaves. There are too many people in the village who are hostile to them, and they even have enemies within their own family.

Besides, the affair between my daughter and that brat is really hard to explain, so leaving is the best option.

Fugaku Uchiha fell silent, realizing that Mikoto was beyond redemption and that he had previously overlooked her resolve.

She was also an Uchiha, and moreover, the daughter of the clan leader, so she was born with a responsibility.

"Now that you have awakened these eyes, complete the transplant of that arm as soon as possible, and then go to Takigakure to seal the Seven-Tails into your body to prevent any unforeseen events."

Uchiha Retsuyo changed the subject, saying they had to act quickly.

"It's ready for transplantation."

Fugaku Uchiha nodded, got up and walked out, and Retsuyo Uchiha got up and followed.

In fact, the transplantation surgery had been mastered long ago. It was similar to the eye transplantation surgery performed by the Uchiha clan. The reason they didn't transplant it before was mainly because the First Hokage's cells were too corrosive.

Now that I have these eyes, I can use my pupil power to help resist the invasion of the first generation of cells.

The two arrived at a secret chamber beneath the shrine, which was protected by a powerful barrier that could perfectly block the senses of others, making it the perfect place to conduct a laboratory.

Fugaku Uchiha took off his shirt, created a shadow clone to preside over the surgery, and then lay down on the operating table.

The shadow clone used a chakra scalpel to cut off the test subject's arm, and before the primary cells inside could react, it cut off the original body's arm and began the transplantation surgery.

Despite the pain, Fugaku Uchiha used his own chakra and eye power to suppress the First Hokage's cells and connect with the eye power of the three-tomoe Sharingan eyes above them to assist in the surgery.

Uchiha Retsuyo watched nervously from the sidelines; the future of the Uchiha clan rested on this moment.

The power of the Mangekyou Sharingan was indeed able to effectively suppress the First Hokage's cells, allowing the surgery to proceed smoothly. During the surgery, Fugaku Uchiha also used his chakra to adapt to that arm.

In addition, the first generation cells themselves have strong erosive and self-healing abilities. After being transplanted, they began to erode Fugaku Uchiha's shoulder, while also allowing the surgical wound to heal quickly.

"Can you adapt?"

After the surgery was completed, Uchiha Retsuyo helped Uchiha Fugaku up, feeling nervous himself.

Although it is theoretically possible to succeed, it is only a theory and cannot be perfectly guaranteed.

"It's still a bit raw, but I can use it by combining my mental strength with the Wood Release chakra refined from this arm. I have gained the power of Wood Release."

Excitedly, he raised his palm, and without forming hand seals, a tree root extended from his palm using Wood Release chakra. It then autonomously pierced into the experimental subject, devouring it into a dried-up corpse in no time.

It even devoured the arm that had been removed, and its control over the transplanted arm also improved somewhat.

He succeeded, he really succeeded!

"Our Uchiha clan's rise to power is on the horizon!"

This scene also thrilled Uchiha Retsuyo, who had finally seen hope after all these years.

"Uncle, I'm leaving the village now to go to Takigakure Village to get the Seven-Tails."

Fugaku Uchiha didn't want to wait any longer. If something went wrong in this area, he would have nowhere to turn to for help.

The Seven-Tails is the most important part of his power map. Although he has now obtained Wood Release, it is definitely far inferior to that of the First Hokage.

While the kaleidoscope is powerful, it has significant side effects and should not be used excessively.

Unlike the power of the Tailed Beasts, which can be used continuously, one can use the strongest power of those eyes without any reservations once one has the power of the Tailed Beasts.

That is the power of God!

"Go, from today onwards, you are the head of the Uchiha clan."

Uchiha Retsuyo nodded with satisfaction and passed on the position of clan leader.

"No, Uncle, you should continue to be the clan leader. It's not time for me to step into the limelight."

Fugaku Uchiha was very tempted, but he held back.

His goal is no longer the clan leader, but the Hokage of Konoha, and he now has the qualifications to compete for that position.

(End of this chapter)