Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 147 The Final Battle at the Pinnacle of Naruto

After talking with the island tortoise for a long time, Tamura Hao finally entered its back. This place really was like an island, with plenty of vegetation and animals.

Tamura Hao followed his senses and found Karura and the others inside the True Waterfall. Uchiha Disc was sitting there receiving the dark side shaped by the True Waterfall, while the others went behind the True Waterfall, where there was a huge space.

Tamura Hao glanced at Uchiha Hikaru, then stepped into the waterfall.

"Wouldn't this be considered plagiarism of the Water Curtain Cave?"

After making a comment, he looked around the interior and first saw the two rows of headless stone statues, each with a hand seal, but not the twelve hand seals of ninja techniques.

It is somewhat similar to Ziyin, but the two fingers of the palm on it are also pointing upwards.

It was somewhat similar to the unprinted one, but there were also differences. Tamura Hiroshi knew that this was a hand gesture of a monk.

Hand gestures originally belonged to monks and Onmyoji (yin-yang masters). Indra simply evolved from these, not created them out of thin air.

"The marks aren't very old; were they broken by villagers?"

He leaped up to examine the severed necks of the headless statues and determined that the time elapsed was not too long, as the color was significantly different from that of the statues themselves.

"I heard that these stone statues have special powers that can arouse people's emotional fluctuations, which is very dangerous, so in the end they were all broken off."

The original murals above also possessed a bewitching power, but in the end, the images of the father fighting the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails were erased and engraved.

Ye Yue Ai walked over and explained that this place was originally a very strange place, just like the power of the real waterfall outside, which could directly touch people's hearts.

Were any records or texts initially discovered here?

Tamura asked, "We can now confirm that this is a relic left by a lineage of monks from ancient times, but we don't know if there are any traditions left by the monks."

Although Black Zetsu gave him a lot of knowledge in this area, much of which had been lost, he would never complain about having too much of it.

"Yes, they're kept with the heads of those statues."

Yozuki Ai led Tamura Hiro to a secret room, where they saw many old scrolls and broken-off statue heads, each head bearing an expression that conveyed a different emotion.

After glancing at it, Tamura Hiroshi picked up an old scroll and began to read it.

He has inherited the legacy from Black Zetsu and is familiar with these ancient scripts.

Seeing that Tamura Hao was engrossed in watching, Yozuki Ai didn't disturb him and turned to leave.

A moment later, Whirlpool Vanilla came in with a simple meal and waited quietly without disturbing anyone.

It took Tamura Hiroshi three days to finish reading all the books and texts, and he gained some understanding of the cultivation practices of monks and even Onmyoji.

The records here are not only from monks, but also from some Onmyoji. The real waterfall is something created jointly by monks and Onmyoji, and it is used for cultivating the mind.

This mainly lies in the cultivation method of monks and immortals, the core of which is to control emotions.

The Thousand-Handed Slaughter is the foundation of all monks and immortals, requiring a mind as still as water, free from any distracting or malicious thoughts.

In this state, the Thousand Hands Killing technique is primarily defensive, with weak offensive capabilities. It is also a process of gathering and accumulating natural energy.

Then, he unleashes his emotional power and merges it with natural energy to form a wrathful Vajra, abandoning defense for a full-force attack.

Just like Jiriku of the Fire Temple in the future, when he uses the Thousand-Armed Kannon form, his expression is calm, but when he transforms into the Wrathful Vajra form, his expression becomes angry.

The lineage of monks is ancient, existing even before the arrival of Kaguya Otsutsuki. The talents of the Sage race are naturally not based on the chakra system, but rather on controlling the surrounding natural energy with their spiritual will, rather than absorbing it into their bodies to form Sage Chakra.

Because natural energy is not very friendly to humans, or rather, because humans have too many distracting thoughts and are not compatible enough with natural energy, it is difficult to maintain stability in the body for a long time. Once it gets out of control, it will cause a lot of trouble.

This is actually similar to the cultivation of sage techniques at Mount Myōboku. In the early stages, one must remain still, not only physically but, more importantly, mentally, in order to become one with the natural energy and control it for one's own use.

The real waterfall is a training method to help calm the mind. It gathers all negative emotions and distracting thoughts to form a dark side, and destroying it will bring you peace.

Cultivating the Immortal Clan's talents based on this foundation will be much easier. This can also be applied to the cultivation of Sage Mode, which is to take it a step further on the basis of the Immortal Clan's talents and integrate natural energy into the body to form Sage Chakra.

The monk's talent as a celestial being only involved in fusing spiritual power with natural energy, without incorporating physical power.

Monks did not originally have chakra, a power that combines physical and spiritual energy. The concept of Sage Chakra only appeared after the Sage of Six Paths.

After summarizing his findings from these classic texts, Tamura Hao turned his gaze to the statue heads, which possessed a special power. Looking into them could evoke inner emotions, making them valuable for research and helpful for cultivating one's mental will.

At the same time, the people outside take turns confronting their own darkness in front of the real waterfall, once a day.

The dark side is difficult to deal with, and even harder to eradicate. Even Naruto Uzumaki in the future relied on his talk-no-jutsu to overcome obstacles.

However, this is precisely a form of tempering; after each confrontation with the dark side in the mental space, their mental strength will be refined.

Of course, the process was very difficult, but everyone gritted their teeth and persevered for the sake of strength.

Among them, the ones who made the most progress were Uchiha Hikaru and the others, who had also trained in sword Zen in the Land of Iron with Tamura Hiroshi. Sword Zen made their mental will stronger, giving them an advantage in this confrontation with their own dark side.

At the same time, this kind of duel is more helpful for the cultivation of sword Zen, and it can even be said that this is the highest level of sword Zen cultivation.

"Ding ding ding..."

A series of sharp, clashing sounds echoed as two figures enveloped in lightning clashed rapidly. Their movement and strikes were both incredibly fast and precise.

"Clang!"

Suddenly, the two sides clashed fiercely, facing off with identical lightning blades.

"What's wrong with merging with me? I can help you awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan again. Only by joining forces can we kill that shameless villain, and even the entire Uchiha clan, and the Senju Sarutobi clan that has brought us so much darkness."

The dim light carried a frenzied questioning; her only thought was revenge—revenge against those who had harmed her and the forces that had done so.

"I will take my revenge in my own way; I don't need your help."

Uchiha Hikaru was resolute; she had her own ideas and methods.

Moreover, this dark side is too extreme; it only has revenge in its mind and is willing to give up everything for revenge, disregarding everything else.

She is no longer the same person she was back then. She now has new ties and doesn't want to become a pure avenger, or even a madwoman.

Not to mention that those people are all dead now, and their families and descendants are not doing well, so the desire for revenge has faded a lot.

Isn't it better to live happily every day?

"Have you fallen for that shameless scoundrel? Are you really that despicable?"

Suddenly, a mocking disdain appeared on the face of the dim light, realizing that the subject had acted shamelessly.

"Do you, a single guy, think you can tell whether someone likes you or not?"

Uchiha Hikaru retorted, instantly turning gloomy Hikaru's face dark.

Without another word, they swiftly clashed with their swords, their attacks even more ruthless than before.

Of course, they were not simply fighting, but also using each other to further refine their own swordsmanship and combat techniques.

Combat is an excellent way to grow, especially fighting against another version of yourself, which allows you to better understand your own weaknesses and shortcomings.

The battle raged on for an unknown period of time before both sides suddenly stopped. The shadowy figure slowly disappeared into the darkness, ending the day's battle.

Uchiha Hikaru opened his eyes, panting heavily, his clothes soaked with sweat, and his face pale with exhaustion.

The previous battles were not without their costs, primarily mental energy, since they took place in the mental space.

It's not a big problem, though; he'll recover after a night's rest.

Vanilla Uzumaki helped Hikaru Uchiha leave, and Mikoto Uchiha followed and sat down cross-legged.

At the edge of the pool, many people were resting with their eyes closed, waiting for their time to cultivate.

They naturally had to make good use of the opportunity presented by True Falls. During this period, apart from eating, they came here to fight against the dark side, and spent the rest of their time sleeping and resting to recover their depleted mental strength.

This is how you can stay longer and gain more from a real waterfall.

Tamura Hao neither disturbed nor paid attention to the cultivation of the people outside, focusing all his attention on studying the heads of those statues.

Ancient texts describe these statues as capable of inducing negative emotions in others, and they were used to complement the practice of walking down a real waterfall.

The real waterfall only evokes negative emotions at this stage. It does not eradicate them permanently after one attempt, and negative emotions will still arise in the future.

That's simply a aspect of human nature, and it's impossible to completely eliminate it.

The human heart is like a mirror; it needs to be wiped clean from time to time to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on its surface.

The heads of these statues can quickly help negative emotions arise, and then guide them out and destroy them with a real waterfall, thereby tempering the spirit and will in an endless process.

After nearly a month of such research, Tamura Hiroshi finally concluded the study to his satisfaction.

"First cultivate sword Zen, and only after reaching the state of oneness between man and sword should you try to cultivate true immortal arts."

After eating the food brought by Whirlpool Herbs and taking a shower, Tamura Hiroshi arrived at Real Falls.

As soon as I arrived, I was spotted by two pairs of Sharingan eyes – Mangekyou Sharingan.

"You shameless bastard, prepare to die!"

Upon seeing someone emerge, Mikoto Uchiha's kaleidoscope patterns spun in her eyes, first giving the moon a look.

Tsukuyomi is the strongest offensive genjutsu recorded in their Uchiha scriptures, perfect for dealing with that shameless bastard.

She developed a strong desire for this, and after eliminating that dark side, her eyes successfully evolved.

Of course, I wouldn't have succeeded without the help of that shameless bastard who stimulated the awakening of the Thousand Hands and Uzumaki bloodline powers; otherwise, I might not have been able to succeed this time.

In return, I won't go all out; I'll just have to repay the humiliation I suffered twice over in the Tsukuyomi space, and that will settle things once and for all.

"It really is Tsukuyomi!"

Feeling that familiar pupil technique, Tamura Hao's smile deepened.

He needs an Uchiha with the Tsukuyomi eye technique to lead the research and development of the Emerald Dream, and Uchiha Mikoto is a perfect fit.

"How come you're alright again?"

Seeing that the Tsukuyomi hadn't worked, Uchiha Mikoto blinked her scarlet eyes blankly, looking completely bewildered.

This isn't right!

Last time, the bastard was fine after using the Magic Shackles Technique, but this time, even after using the Kaleidoscope Eye Technique, he's still fine.

"I forgot to tell you, I'm immune to illusions."

Tamura Hao walked forward with a smile, raised his hand and tapped the girl's navel. The lightning chakra was transmitted to the girl, numbing her body and causing her to instinctively shiver.

"Despicable! Shameless!"

Realizing she had been tricked, Uchiha Mikoto was so ashamed and angry that she almost went crazy.

The anger that followed the shattering of hope was far greater than before; that bastard was despicable.

"You have to be punished if you do something wrong."

After sensing that no one else was around, Tamura Hao decisively grabbed the paralyzed girl, untied her skirt and leggings, and slapped her against her alluring curves.

Those who perform good deeds should be rewarded, and those who commit wrongdoings should be punished—that's the rule!

Although Uchiha Mikoto was filled with shame and indignation, her body was paralyzed and she was unable to resist. Moreover, the mark left by that bastard suppressed her chakra and even her eye power. She couldn't even use Susanoo and could only endure the humiliation.

As for the other eye technique, it was also an illusion technique; he had been deceived by this despicable and shameless bastard.

This scene made Kushina Uzumaki's face turn pale, and she couldn't help but recall her past experience of being sexually assaulted.

Uchiha Hikaru, standing to the side, muttered something under his breath, cursing the man as despicable and shameless.

After placing the girl, who was filled with shame and indignation after being slapped, aside, Tamura Hao curiously looked into Uchiha Hikaru's eyes. The pattern was straight, unlike the previous curved pattern. He wondered what her eye technique was like.

"Want to know my eye technique? Let's fight."

Sensing someone's curiosity, Uchiha Hikaru drew his Lightning Blade.

This is a perfect opportunity to test my new eye technique on this shameless villain.

"I don't want to know."

Tamura Hao decisively denied and refused. Judging from the girl's confident appearance, he knew that her eye technique was very strong, or rather, that she was very self-controlled. He would never be tortured like that.

"You want to know!"

The smile on his face froze, and Uchiha Hikaru promptly corrected himself.

"I don't want to!"

"You want to!"

"I just don't want to!"

……

The two of them started arguing like that, leaving Karura and the other girls watching speechless.

They're quite the sworn enemies.

In the end, Uchiha Hikaru did not succeed. Although he could force a spar as before, he had gained a lot from that shameless villain over such a long time, and he could no longer be as resentful as before.

But this sparring match is unavoidable; we'll have to wait until they're stronger before engaging in it.

She will defeat that shameless villain with her own strength!

"What is your other eye technique?"

Tamura Hao turned to look at Uchiha Mikoto, who was still radiating a killer gaze, and was curious about the eye techniques she could awaken.

One month has already passed, what about the other?

I won't tell you.

The girl angrily turned her head to the side, refusing to tell this shameless bastard.

Tamura Hiroshi didn't bother to dwell on it; he'd find out sooner or later, so there was no rush.

He immediately sat cross-legged in front of the real waterfall, opened his mind, and quickly entered his own spiritual space.

The power of the real waterfall stimulated many distracting thoughts and dark ideas in his mind, eventually evolving into a dark side. However, when Tamura Hiroshi saw that dark side, he was a little confused.

"Mr. Sa?"

The form of this dark side before me is not only similar to Sephiroth, it's practically identical.

How could my dark side look like this?

"I'm glad you can call me Boss Sa, but your surprised look makes me angry."

The dark side mimicked Uncle Dong's tone and manner in response, making Tamura Hao's face twitch involuntarily.

Why is my darker side different from Naruto's?

What went wrong?

"What, do you expect me to have the dark side of a fool like Naruto Uzumaki, hating everything and everyone?"

The dark side unabashedly cast a disdainful glance; he couldn't possibly pull off the idiotic style of Naruto's dark side.

If you're going to do something, be a cool and aloof male god!

"You tell me how to fight!"

Tamura Hiroshi, feeling scorned, was a little gloomy and wanted to start a war immediately.

"Of course, we must have a decisive battle at the Forbidden City!"

The Dark Side snapped its fingers as a matter of course, and the mental space changed accordingly, transforming into the top of a palace, intending to have a high-level battle like the one at the Forbidden City.

"I thought you'd come in a Shinra Company set; that would suit your image better."

Looking at the new environment around him, Tamura Hiroshi couldn't help but make a comment.

"You think I don't want to get involved in the battle between Sassa and Genesis? It's just that you're too useless; you still can't fly."

The shadowy side's eyes were still full of disdain; the real body was truly useless.

"No, that's not right either. We should do as the Romans do and have a showdown at the top of the Naruto world."

The Dark Side, having come up with another brilliant idea, snapped its fingers again, and the mental space environment changed, transforming into the Hokage Cliff of Konoha.

"Go ahead and fight!"

Tamura Hao, too lazy to waste words, manifested Big Meow and Little Meow.

This is my own mental space, where I can manifest whatever I want with a single thought, but I need to understand it well enough.

He was naturally very familiar with both Big Meow and Little Meow.

Meanwhile, the dark side on the opposite side also manifested as Big Meow and Little Meow, which were then merged into one, transforming into an extra-long Miao sword with a total length of 2.6 meters.

"How about you engrave the words 'authentic' on it?"

Looking at that extra-long Miao sword, Tamura Hao couldn't help but remark, "You've really gotten addicted to cosplaying, haven't you?"

"That makes sense!"

After a moment's thought, the Dark Side nodded in agreement, and with a thought, the words "Authentic" appeared on the blade of the long sword.

"Let me remind you, you need to achieve perfect harmony between man and sword to defeat me. Don't disappoint me, you overpowered guy."

As a final reminder, two purple dragons rapidly extended from behind the shadowy figure, entering a state of magical incantation.

Then, lightning crackled on his body and the long sword, enhancing the speed and blade of Chidori. The blade itself was even vibrating at a high frequency, clearly indicating that it was also enhanced with the Ultrasonic Lightning Release Blade.

That's not all; the dark side also includes the state of the seven-day breathing method.

Since this is a virtual mental space, we should naturally play a round of high-level matches.

"Damn, you cheated."

Looking at the dark side covered in buffs, Tamura Hao really wanted to call and report it.

"You even cheated, huh?"

He gave him another disdainful look, then without another word, the shadowy figure swung his long sword and slashed forward.

Tamura Hao had no choice but to fight back. Although the ability to improve his control over power and indirectly enhance his combat strength could be enhanced by relying on his cheat-like comprehension, the improvement was limited and he was immediately suppressed by the dark side.

Of course, he could also mindlessly stack states like the dark side, but the key to passing this level is to comprehend the state of man and sword as one. Having a stronger opponent is a good thing.

If it really turns into a one-sided victory, what's the point of making a breakthrough?

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle on this virtual Hokage Cliff, wielding their swords and slashing at each other.

The dark side is merely a way to vent one's frustrations, while Tamura Hiroshi needs to rely on his exceptional comprehension to find opportunities for breakthroughs in battle, while simultaneously refining his swordsmanship.

There is no more perfect battle than the one against oneself. Only you know yourself best, and the effect of such a battle is the best, allowing you to better understand your own shortcomings.

(End of this chapter)