Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 146 Ancient Island Turtle

Leaving aside the person here who was relaxing, all the major ninja villages outside were on edge because of the big move by the Hidden Cloud Village, especially the Leaf Village.

After all, that's Wood Release.

"Tsunade, what do you think?"

Inside the newly built Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, after reading the information, asked questions, their hearts filled with anxiety.

If the Hidden Cloud Village obtains Wood Release, it will be troublesome.

Everyone looked at Tsunade, who had been urgently recalled. Now, only she could confirm the truth; as for that other person, they dared not face him again.

"It must have been that brat's doing. He stole the crystal necklace that my grandfather condensed with chakra from the Nawaki tree. Perhaps he used my grandfather's chakra to control the sacred tree of Takigakure. It couldn't have been real Wood Release."

After reviewing the intelligence, Tsunade pondered for a moment and rejected the idea. Even though the Senju clan had not obtained Wood Release, her great-grandfather had conducted numerous experiments on it, but all of them had failed.

Even the Senju clan couldn't succeed, let alone outsiders.

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others could even breathe a sigh of relief, Tsunade's tone shifted, and she said gravely, "But that's still a product of Wood Release. Now the entire Hidden Cloud Village is enveloped by the roots of that sacred tree, essentially a large-scale Tree World Advent."

It may not be able to launch an attack, but it is highly likely to absorb chakra.

Furthermore, judging from the intelligence, the Hidden Cloud Village must have needed a huge amount of chakra to build a massive barrier based on that tree. They must have also utilized the chakra-absorbing properties of Wood Release, using the chakra of all the ninja in the village as an energy source.

I just don't understand why the Hidden Cloud Village would go to such great lengths to create such a massive defensive barrier. Are they guarding against Konoha?

Tsunade was puzzled, not understanding what the Hidden Cloud Village was guarding against. The defensive barrier of this size was simply too exaggerated, and the manpower and resources required were unimaginable to ordinary people.

Not to mention Tsunade, even Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were puzzled by this and felt that the Hidden Cloud Village had gone too far in this regard, which was inconsistent with the Hidden Cloud Village's martial arts style.

"I have some information here that might explain what the Hidden Cloud Village is doing."

Danzo Shimura, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, having some idea of ​​what was going on.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was surprised, then suddenly realized.

He remembered that his old friend had planted a remarkable spy in Kumogakure, who was able to obtain the village's confidential information. It was likely that the spy had discovered something.

Unfortunately, Danzo concealed this information too well, and Danzo still hasn't been able to find out the spy's identity.

Without keeping them waiting long, Shimura Danzo said, "Two years ago, Kumogakure was attacked by five mysterious Byakugan masters. They all possessed strength surpassing that of Jonin and had the ability to fly. The Third Raikage led all the Anbu ninjas in an attack, and with the assistance of sealing techniques, they managed to kill four of them."

From the corpse's brain, we obtained fragmented information that the other party was named the Otsutsuki clan, a powerful family that lived on the moon and possessed strength far exceeding that of our ninja world.

The Hidden Cloud Village may be on guard against retaliation from the Otsutsuki clan, which could explain the relative calm on the battlefield over the past two years.

Of course, this information wasn't given lightly. Shimura Danzo wanted to use the village's power to capture one of the Otsutsuki clan's powerful members after they reappeared, so that his path to becoming a god through great fusion could be perfected.

"Byakugan? Moon? The Otsutsuki clan?"

The group frowned; none of these keywords seemed good.

"Since they all have Byakugan, they must be related to the Hyuga clan. The Hyuga clan's actions have been somewhat strange in the past two years. Moreover, two years ago, the former head of the Hyuga clan was ambushed while he was out and returned to the village severely injured and on the verge of death."

The timing matches up, which might be related to the Otsutsuki clan you mentioned.

Taking a drag of his cigarette, Hiruzen Sarutobi grew increasingly wary of the Hyuga clan; they were no pushovers either.

"People like the Third Raikage, who are strong enough to fight, dare not leave the village easily. If the Hidden Cloud Village, a martial arts village, gives up competing in the Ninja World War, then the strength of the Otsutsuki clan is probably greater than that of our five great ninja villages."

Mitokado took off his glasses to wipe them, and was quite worried about it.

If the mysterious Otsutsuki clan could attack Kumogakure, they might also attack Konoha.

At this moment, the vast majority of Konoha's forces are on the front lines, and there aren't many people left in the village.

If the enemy comes to attack, they will be in a very passive position.

Moreover, that person is nearing the end. Although the Nine-Tails can be transferred, the new generation of Nine-Tails Jinchuriki needs time to grow.

Trouble.

They all understood this point. The fact that the Otsutsuki clan could turn a martial arts-oriented village like Kumogakure into a cowardly one showed how terrifying they were. Even Konoha couldn't withstand that.

"But there has never been any rumor about them in the ninja world. Either they are plotting something and keeping a low profile, or they have never come to the ninja world, or they have only visited a few times."

To possess such formidable strength yet act in this way suggests there must be some constraint preventing it.

Koharu, who was turning the dorm, offered a relatively optimistic guess, which was the only thought that could be made now.

"This matter is temporarily sealed off, classified as S-level top secret, and will be investigated in detail after the war."

After some discussion, Hiruzen Sarutobi ultimately ordered the news to be kept under wraps.

It is currently the time of the Ninja World War, and the Hyuga clan is a major clan in Konoha, dominating the eastern front. It is not advisable to create conflict with them.

Of course, necessary precautions must be taken, but these can only be taken covertly.

The villages of Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure have also discussed the movements of Kumogakure on numerous occasions, but their feelings are mostly regretful.

They never expected that the unremarkable tree in Takigakure was actually a great treasure. They had all misjudged it, which allowed Kumogakure to reap the benefits.

Unfortunately, it's too late to regret it now. The tree has already been moved to Kumogakure. They have no way to take it back from Kumogakure.

Tamura Hao didn't pay much attention to what was happening outside. He spent the day playing with Uzumaki Vanilla, bought a lot of things, and then returned to the villa to eat, take a bath, and sleep.

However, today he was accompanied not only by Uzumaki Vanilla, but also by Uchiha Hikaru, and even by Uchiha Mikoto, which surprised Tamura Hiroshi.

"What are you looking at? You've been holding me while I slept for so long, shouldn't you make it up to me?"

glaring at someone, Uchiha Mikoto pushed aside Uzumaki Kaoru and lay down in someone's arms, waiting for the other person's power to stimulate her.

Anyway, I've already been sleeping with this shameless bastard for so long, one more night won't make a difference.

Only by becoming stronger can one control their own future; the weak can only be bullied by this bastard.

That makes sense.

Smack his lips, and Tamura Hiroshi could only nod in agreement.

On the other side, Uchiha Hikaru's face was slightly flushed. He didn't say anything, but his eyes revealed a longing.

A thirst for power.

Her past experiences taught her the importance of power; only by possessing great power could she control her own life and destiny.

Paying a small price for this is not out of the question.

Tamura Hiroshi understood both of their desires and did not refuse them.

He really wanted the two of them to awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan, especially Uchiha Hikaru.

Initially, only Uchiha Hikaru's eye technique was stripped away, but his eyes were retained. Theoretically, he could awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan again.

Not to mention that he has been nourished with the chakra from Tobirama Senju's heart for so long, his body has almost recovered and is even stronger than before.

Mikoto Uchiha's foundation wasn't bad either, and after stimulating herself, her eye power became extremely strong, surpassing that of a typical three-tomoe Sharingan.

If the Thousand Hands Sage Body and the Uzumaki Bloodline can be activated, it will definitely be able to assist the Sharingan.

The kaleidoscope's eye techniques are incredibly diverse, with some even involving space and time—all of which are extremely advanced powers.

"You don't have the foundation of vanilla, so the stimulation will take longer. Be prepared."

After saying that, Tamura Hao reached out and put his arms around the two women's slender waists, then placed his palms on their navels, channeling the chakra of Kaguya and the Ten-Tails into their bodies.

"It's just a matter of sleeping a few more nights."

Mikoto Uchiha muttered something, but did not object.

I've been cuddled and slept in your arms for so many days already, a few more days won't make a difference, as long as I can gain power.

Uchiha Hikaru felt a little awkward, but he didn't refute it.

Since we've decided to sacrifice a little to gain power, we naturally have to see it through to the end.

As for the swirling vanilla, it simply lay down on its owner, asserting its dominance.

No one can push themselves away from their master!

"Damn it, you're all traitors!"

Outside the door, Kushina Uzumaki clenched her fists, clearly annoyed.

She could sense that the chakra of several people was in this room, which meant that Hikaru and Mikoto had betrayed her.

How could they do this?

"You are Haojun's fiancée, it's not appropriate for you to stand outside the door."

Karura came over and smiled encouragingly; she knew these girls wouldn't be able to resist.

All three had been bullied by Hao Jun and had experienced bad things, and their desire for power was beyond that of ordinary people.

"Once they all awaken their full bloodline power, Kushina, you'll be the weakest, unable to catch up with Hao Jun, let alone take revenge."

With a smile, she left a message before returning to her room.

"You despicable villain, I only want power."

After hesitating and struggling outside for a long time, Kushina Uzumaki finally gritted her teeth, opened the door, and went inside.

She was only after power, really!

Sensing that another girl had joined them, Tamura Hiroshi's smile became even more gentle and warm.

No matter which world it is, the Avenue of True Fragrance is the most invincible, and everyone has to bow down before it.

As long as there is desire in one's heart, no matter what kind of desire it is, one will inevitably be unable to resist it.

Once this step is taken, the relationship will improve, at least it will ease considerably, and you won't be stared at with hatred all day long, making it hard to sleep peacefully.

After enjoying the bliss of having multiple wives for a few days, Tamura Hiroshi finally boarded a boat to Turtle Island, which was constantly moving.

There were quite a few people traveling with him, including his own girls and many Cloud Ninja, all of whom were trusted and favored by the Third Raikage.

Some train by using real waterfalls, like Tamura Hiroshi, while others join the research teams in the laboratory there.

"Is this really a big turtle?"

Kushina Uzumaki was amazed by the enormous island before her, and everyone else was also shocked.

It's so huge that even the tailed beasts look like little brothers next to it.

"You guys go up first, I want to have a chat with this big turtle."

Tamura Hiroshi was very curious about this giant turtle, not only about why it could grow so big, but also about how long it had lived.

He was very interested in these old relics.

The others paid little attention to this and went up to Turtle Island. Vanilla Uzumaki wanted to follow her master, but was pulled onto the island by Kushina Uzumaki, while Hao Tamura went up to the head of the island turtle.

Island turtles spend most of their time with their heads half-submerged on the surface of the sea, exposing their nostrils to breathe, so they can sleep soundly.

He spent most of his time sleeping, and was not often awake, which was also the secret to his longevity.

While he was fast asleep, a surge of life energy that made him feel very comfortable flowed into his body.

It slowly opened its huge eyes, which rolled around blankly before finally spotting a tiny little thing.

Upon discovering that the life force injected into its body originated from this tiny creature, the island turtle regained some of its senses.

Seeing that the island turtle had awakened, Tamura Hao intensified the connection and infusion of life force and chakra, bestowing the island turtle with the chakra of the Ten-Tails.

Sensing the life force being injected into its body and the increase in that force, the island tortoise realized that it would not harm it, but rather bring great benefits, so it did not stop it, but simply looked at the human with curiosity.

He is no stranger to humans; there are some human beings on him right now.

"Can you understand me now?"

After the chakra stabilized within the island turtle's body, Tamura Hao then used chakra connection to communicate with it mentally.

Spiritual communication is far more direct and profound than verbal communication. Even different species can understand each other's meaning, just like the fist bump in the future. This is also a characteristic of chakra.

"Little one, you actually gave me this kind of power."

The island tortoise curiously used its mind to transmit its thoughts. It wasn't surprised by this power; the humans around it had it, but it didn't have it itself. This was the first time it had personally experienced it.

"This is a little trick for sharing power. You will be able to have chakra in the future. Next, I will teach you how to refine chakra."

Tamura Hao was very happy. If such a big guy could learn to refine chakra, the amount he could refine every day would be unimaginable.

With chakra, this giant's strength will increase further. At that time, even the Three-Tails will be a mere junior in its presence. It will definitely become the true overlord of the ocean, and Turtle Island will be much safer.

Next, Tamura Hao used chakra to communicate with the island turtle through mental means, guiding it to refine its chakra. Before long, a huge amount of chakra surged from the island turtle's body, startling the Uzumaki Vanilla and the others who had already arrived at the Real Waterfall.

"What a strange energy."

The island tortoise found it fascinating; this energy made him feel comfortable, and he even felt much stronger.

"We're friends now."

Tamura Hao raised his hand and pressed it down on the island turtle's brow, leaving the Eight Thousand Spears imprint, connecting its chakra to the deeper level of the Ten-Tails.

"A friend?"

It took the island tortoise a while to understand the concept of friends, and it was very happy about it.

How long have you survived?

Sensing the island turtle's renewed goodwill, Tamura Hao asked a question.

Although the Hidden Cloud Village discovered the turtle island a long time ago and used it as a secret base, it was not long before they were able to do so, and they also had difficulty communicating with the island turtles, so the matter was eventually dropped.

How long have you lived?

The island tortoise thought for a long time, but still couldn't grasp the concept. He slept most of the time and had no awareness of time itself.

"It's okay if you can't remember. You can think of some major changes that have occurred in the world and use them as markers. Maybe I can help you identify them."

Tamura Hao gave a hint: this guy's memory is too blurry, mainly because he sleeps for too long. He's comparable to the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku. His consciousness is all hazy. He just eats and sleeps all the time.

However, it does not possess any magical energy; instead, its life energy is exceptionally abundant.

"There is one; it wasn't there before."

The island tortoise thought for a moment, then looked up at the night sky.

Tamura Hiroshi followed the island turtle's gaze and saw that it was the moon.

"Before the Sage of Six Paths?"

He understood immediately; this giant creature existed even before the Sage of Six Paths, because the moon was formed when the Sage of Six Paths sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"Is there anything else special?"

If you continue to inquire, this behemoth must have existed for even longer.

After thinking for a while, the island tortoise finally recalled some images.

"My hometown was bombed a long time ago. A large part of it was gone and sank into the sea. I was the only one who survived. All my other companions disappeared. I searched for them for a long time but couldn't find them."

When talking about this, the island turtle was very disappointed, feeling all alone.

"It exploded, sank into the sea, and there were many creatures that looked like island turtles."

Tamura Hiroshi noted down these three key points and then continued to ask questions.

"Are all your companions as big as you? Were they born this big?"

"We weren't very big before. You, little one, fed us something that had a very strong life force, much stronger and more abundant than what you just gave me. That's how I grew to this size."

Island Turtle didn't hide it, after all, it was a long time ago, and his old home was gone, so everything had lost its meaning.

"Could something containing even greater life force be the Grell mine?"

Tamura Hiroshi suddenly realized something. In that version of the story, it was indeed mentioned that the empire used the Grell mine to make creatures grow rapidly, and even eventually began research on immortality.

The ferret in that caravan survived for countless years thanks to a piece of Grellite.

When I watched that movie version in my previous life, I guessed that the empire should have existed before the Sage of Six Paths, because none of the villains knew about the existence of chakra.

Now it seems that the storyline of that version actually exists in this world, and the Grell mine must also exist; it's a valuable resource.

"We need to get Black Zetsu to find the island where Hyde is located and retrieve the Grell Stone and the Grell Book that were taken away by members of the Imperial Royal Family."

However, that place, with its chakra and ninjas that have been passed down for thousands of years, is probably not very large and has never had any contact with the outside world, so it's not easy to find.

Tamura Hao's desire for the Grell Stone and the Grell Book grew stronger. The Grell Book must contain the empire's extensive research and application of the Grell mine's power. If he could obtain it, he could save time and money on research and use it directly.

The most important thing is to find the underground ruins that seal the Grell mine.

Suppressing his greed, Tamura Hiroshi continued to communicate with the island turtle and obtained a lot of information.

For example, after the moon appeared, a group of monks found him, settled on his body, and built some buildings. Over the long years, those people eventually died, leaving only some relics. The animals were also brought up by those people and have continued to live and reproduce to this day.

Then the Hidden Cloud Village found him and set up a barrier around him.

"It really is a relic, a relic left behind by monks."

Tamura Hao understood. Although Killer Bee had explained the ruins in Naruto, even saying that they were built by Kumogakure, many parts were not reasonable.

For example, the two rows of headless statues are dressed as monks, they don't have ninja shoes carved on their feet, and they all wear beaded necklaces that only monks would wear.

Moreover, given Killer Bee's personality, he's not even reliable when it comes to serious matters, let alone other things. In the end, he even managed to deceive and scare Naruto and Yamato at the beast's mouth, so his words aren't very credible.

(End of this chapter)