Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 164 Evil God Ritual

Tamura Hao, along with Yozuki Ai and Fukai, entered the conference room and then began to share their findings and analysis.

"The information provided by Fugaku-kun is quite good, especially the fact that Uchiha Myokyo is the kind of person with a great sense of the big picture and who is willing to sacrifice himself, which is very similar to his father Uchiha Kagami as described in the information."

He will definitely see that there is a problem with our organization's plan to fight, and he certainly won't sit idly by. He will most likely take the risk of finding an opportunity to kill us and control our Tailed Beast Jinchuriki.

However, it's hard to say when or how the enemy will attack. The main problem is that the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques are very difficult to deal with, and without concrete information, it's impossible to predict.

His previous focus was on Uchiha Myōkyō, using his emotional perception to carefully sense and even subtly sense the other party's thoughts, and using this as a basis to analyze and judge based on intelligence.

That Uchiha Myōkyō seems somewhat similar to the future Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi; they were all brainwashed by the Will of Fire and had a strong sense of sacrifice.

Sacrificing one's life might be difficult, but sacrificing one's strength should be achievable.

Perhaps then we'll face a kaleidoscope that's been pushed to its limits, which could be tricky.

"I want to fight her."

Suddenly, Uchiha Hikari, who had followed along, said that she had become interested in Uchiha Chiri as soon as she saw him, and that only that Uchiha was worthy of her attention.

"Sparring is fine, but if they launch a surprise attack, you deal with Uchiha Myokage, and I'll deal with Uchiha Chiri."

Tamura Hao knew who Uchiha Hikaru was referring to and did not object, but only during the Duel Generals period.

That forbidden technique of Izanami is too overpowered; even the Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't withstand it, and neither could Uchiha Hikaru.

Unless it's Madara Uchiha's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, Hikaru Uchiha's current Sharingan is at most a Perfect Mangekyou Sharingan. There is no risk of blindness, but the power has not undergone a qualitative change and it is still at the level of Mangekyou Sharingan.

Do you think I will lose?

Uchiha Hikaru glanced sideways, somewhat displeased.

I'm very strong now!

Seeing the girl's haughty appearance, Tamura Hao could only try to deceive her.

"It's not because of Uchiha Chiri, but because of Uchiha Myokage. Among the previous five, he was the most resolute. Given the chance, he would definitely unleash his power and kill us at all costs."

A desperate Mangekyou Sharingan Uchiha is not easy to deal with. Once he pushes his Susanoo to its limit, it will be terrifying. Only you here can stop him.

Furthermore, it's possible he might transplant his father's Mangekyou Sharingan, whether through surgery or a pupil transplant like you did; his power would be even greater.

Finally, he offered a small compliment, which finally made the girl nod in satisfaction.

Indeed, if Uchiha Myokage were to fight desperately and push his Susanoo to its absolute limit, only his own Susanoo could withstand it.

"Then our opponents will be Uchiha Baru and Uchiha Naka."

Smack his lips, Fokai knew that he and his cousin could only choose from the remaining two.

"And then there's Fugaku Uchiha, who's an unstable factor."

Yotsuki Eko hadn't forgotten Uchiha Fugaku; he was the most unstable one.

"We'll leave Fugaku to Kushina and Vanilla. As long as he doesn't unleash his full power, we should be able to hold him off."

Tamura Hao recommended Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki, both of whom showed significant improvement.

Of course, this is just a suggestion. After all, according to the rules of the duel, they can't possibly arrange every opponent. Konoha will definitely want to have the initiative to choose their opponents.

"They've already reached this level?"

Fukai was surprised, and Yotsuki Ai was also very surprised.

They did not doubt Tamura Hao's words, which meant that the two girls, when they joined forces, possessed strength comparable to a Kage-level expert.

That's a bit of an exaggeration!

"Well, that's what happens when you're in a whirlpool."

He shrugged, feeling a bit envious and jealous of this.

In this world where bloodlines are paramount, the Otsutsuki bloodline is everything, and the Uzumaki ninjas have an unreasonable amount of chakra, with an average of 1000 chakra per person, and some exceptional individuals even reaching the level of 1000 chakra per person.

Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki are exceptionally talented, especially after they awakened their initial Sage Body with his help, their chakra levels soared further, and the amount of chakra they could refine reached ten kilocalories.

With the reserves of the Three Yang Seals and the Yin Seals, once they are unleashed, they will be quite terrifying.

Furthermore, because the two are of the same clan and their chakra has been purified, their compatibility is extremely high, which can be used as an extension of the Rasengan. The two working together would not be a problem in fighting against a Kage-level powerhouse.

As long as Fugaku Uchiha doesn't use the Seven-Tails' power, defeating the combined forces of Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki won't be easy.

"Now it's truly our generation's stage."

Yotsuki Ai grinned. They weren't really looking for victory in this war; they mainly wanted to use the opportunity to hone their skills, so it would be best to send out the younger generation of ninjas.

Their six-person team could withstand five pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan users from the opposing team, who were the only five Kage-level powerhouses on the other side. The rest were just Jonin, and their team had plenty of people to handle them.

Moreover, kaleidoscopes have a limited number of uses. They just need to keep dragging them out until they eventually wear out those kaleidoscopes.

"Don't be careless. Kaleidoscopes are not easy to deal with. The specific effects of their eye techniques are still undetermined."

Fukai remained cautious, the memory of being defeated by Uchiha Hikaru's Tsukuyomi still vivid in his mind.

The Kaleidoscope's abilities are incredibly diverse and powerful; even a Kage-level expert could be defeated or even killed by it.

He and A are currently only at the level of elite Jonin. Even if their combat strength is comparable to that of a Kage, that is only in terms of explosive power. In other aspects, they have not yet reached the level of a Kage.

One must be careful when facing Uchiha ninjas, especially in the first encounter.

"The formation of the Kaleidoscope ability has two elements: one is one's own strengths, or innate talent, and the other is the strong inner desire at the time of awakening."

Based on the available information, both Uchiha Myokyo and Uchiha Chiri are ninjas skilled in genjutsu, and their Mangekyou Sharingan is most likely also a type of genjutsu; at least one of them is a genjutsu.

Uchiha Baru is skilled in Uchiha-style swordsmanship, and his eye techniques are likely either ninjutsu or amplification techniques.

Uchiha Naka is skilled in Fire Release ninjutsu, and his Mangekyou Sharingan pattern is curved, which is likely also a type of ninjutsu.

Fugaku Uchiha is best at ninjutsu, and his eye techniques are most likely also of the ninjutsu type.

However, ninjutsu-type eye techniques should not be underestimated; it's possible they possess spatial abilities.

Tamura Hao made a simple analysis. At present, he was not clear about the specific effects of the five people's pupil techniques, mainly because none of the five people had used them in front of others, or those who had seen them were all dead.

In the previous Naruto series, the Mangekyou Sharingan techniques of the five characters were never shown; only Izanagi and Izanami were shown using them.

But that's not a pupil technique, it's a secret technique, a forbidden secret technique, which can be performed as long as the Mangekyou Sharingan is used as a medium.

"The kaleidoscope's eye technique definitely needs to be guarded against."

Ye Yue Ai naturally took this seriously, as he didn't want to lose in the upcoming duel, and he immediately became depressed.

"It's a pity that we can't combine the Seven Days Breathing Technique and the Thousand Birds Divine Speed ​​to perform it right now, otherwise we could use our speed to dodge even the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques."

He also trains in Chidori, which evolved from the Lightning Release Armor, but is superior in some aspects, especially in terms of speed.

Most importantly, Chidori is a series of ninjutsu that can be used simultaneously with other derived Chidori ninjutsu without any conflict.

The Seven-Day Breathing Method can be considered a series, but unfortunately, the improvement from the Seven-Day Breathing Method is too drastic and requires extremely high self-control.

They have only cultivated to the fifth level of vitality so far, and can only perfectly control the third level.

As for the fusion of the Seven-Day Breathing Technique and the Thousand Birds Speed ​​Technique, it's still nowhere in sight.

If the two could be combined, their strength would definitely double, especially in terms of speed.

No matter how bizarre the kaleidoscope's eye techniques are, they mostly rely on vision to be used. As long as the speed exceeds the kaleidoscope's visual capture, even the most powerful eye techniques will lose their meaning.

After discussing it, when it was time to eat, the group went out for a big meal. Even Uchiha Hikari, who was a woman, ate a lot, all of which were foods that helped replenish blood, including medicinal herbs.

They had all practiced the Seven-Day Breathing Technique, and even sealed their pericardiums one after another using magical seals. They needed to produce a large amount of blood to fill the pericardium to store oxygen, which was the basis for maintaining the Seven-Day Breathing Technique.

After finishing his meal, Tamura Hao continued to study the gains he had made from the evil god cult, especially the immortality and blood curse, which were not chakra-based powers, and he was very interested in them.

With his superhuman comprehension enhanced by his cheat code, he quickly grasped the secrets within and then couldn't wait to have Ye Yue Ai arrange for volunteers to come and experiment.

"Is this all the people?"

Looking at the dozens of people who had been brought over, Tamura Hao was not very satisfied.

Although he had grasped the essence of the secret technique of immortality, it was very difficult to actually achieve it. Even within the evil god cult, where the mortality rate was extremely high, less than one in ten people could do it. To perfect it, a large number of experiments would be necessary.

These few dozen people were far from enough, not to mention that there were less than ten ninjas among them, and the rest were just bandits and thugs.

"In the past, most of the people we caught were beheaded. If you want to conduct large-scale experiments, you can only send them over from the villages."

Ye Yue Ai said helplessly, "This is the limit we can find at this stage."

After arriving in the Land of Hot Springs, the Cloud Ninja Army took over the security of the area and carried out numerous campaigns to eliminate bandits and robbers, basically killing them on the spot.

These people were only found with great difficulty in the last two days, and the eight ninjas were just existing stock in the prison.

"Then send someone over as soon as possible; this experiment is very important."

Tamura Hiroshi had no choice but to agree that the experiment had to be completed as soon as possible.

"Is it really as amazing as you say?"

Fukai was puzzled. He had been shocked when he heard about the experiment application for immortality. How could there be such a strange secret technique?

"That's correct according to the records of the evil god cult, but they use the power of the evil god too crudely, resulting in a very low success rate. I need to improve it."

Tamura Hao was quite certain of this, after all, there were successful examples within the Jashin Cult, such as those who guarded the Blood Pool back then, and Hidan in the future as well.

"Actually, that immortality isn't that exaggerated. Essentially, it's just locking the soul inside the body and keeping the body highly active, able to last a long time without relying on blood circulation, and having a certain self-healing ability."

Once you understand the secret of immortality, you realize that it's not all that great, and it's quite different from the immortality depicted in fantasy novels. In essence, you can still be killed.

For example, burying Hidan in the future would be a good idea, since that state can't be maintained indefinitely, and he'll die eventually when the life force in his head is exhausted.

Even a severe head injury could lead to a quick death, as the brain's structure is too complex to repair.

As for the Blood Curse Technique, it is more complicated. Tamura Hao has not fully understood it yet, and that part also requires experimentation to comprehend.

"That's pretty awesome."

Night Moon Ai was very interested in this, after all, it was an immortal body, able to maintain life as long as its head wasn't smashed.

"Will we make it?"

Tomorrow is the agreed-upon date for the duel. If I can make it in time, I'll have an extra trump card to save my life. Combined with the blood stored in my pericardium, it will be hard to die even if I want to.

"Physical fitness is a key factor in the success of the ceremony. The stronger your physical fitness, the higher the success rate. It won't be difficult for you to do it tonight."

He gave an affirmative response, saying that Tamura Hao had grasped the secrets of the ritual for immortality, but some key points required actual practice to master. As for perfecting it, he could only do so through experiments in the future.

Moreover, there are other ways to achieve this kind of immortality, such as Tsunade's Hundred Healings Technique, which allows her to recover even after being cut in half at the waist.

Grell energy can also do that. Even if that guy's neck is broken in the future, he can turn around and recover. It is no worse than the immortality of the evil god cult, and even more powerful in terms of recovery ability.

"Then hurry up."

Both of them were quite impatient and eager to experience that kind of immortality.

Even the three girls, Uchiha Hikari, who came along, were very interested and wanted to have that kind of immortality if they could.

Without wasting any words, Tamura Hao took out the altar he had been building with the bones of the evil god over the past few days. He then controlled the little ten-tailed fox to inject the chakra, which had been fused with the power of the evil god, into the altar. Soon, a pattern appeared on the cylindrical altar, which was the symbol of the evil god cult.

The pattern is surrounded by densely packed spells, a variant of the magic seal, which Tamura Hiroshi developed based on the magic seal.

That's right, he plans to integrate the power of the evil god into other people's bodies like a curse mark, as the foundation for immortality.

Uchiha Hikaru used genjutsu to control a person to lie down on the three-meter-diameter altar. Tamura Hao activated the curse seal by fusing the power of the evil god with the small ten-tailed chakra, while simultaneously injecting Grell energy.

The immortality ritual of the evil god cult is based on the power of the evil god to lock the soul, and then the blood in the blood pool is integrated into the body to provide life power. Only the combination of the two can create that immortal body.

Tamura Hao, who possesses Grell energy, naturally doesn't need that kind of blood from the blood pool. Moreover, Grell energy is purer and of a higher level, which can increase the success rate of the ritual to a certain extent.

At least Grell energy is not rejected by the human body.

The ritual proceeded smoothly, and the evil god pattern was finally branded onto the subject's neck. The subject then began to struggle violently, as if suffering unbearable pain, and even broke free from Uchiha Hikaru's genjutsu control.

None of them reacted to this; they just watched quietly.

This is a necessary part of the ritual, as it involves the transformation of the soul and body, so it's naturally not comfortable.

Only Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki turned their heads away, unable to bear to look.

This continued for several minutes until the volunteer finally stopped struggling, and then her body began to break down, clearly unable to withstand the transformation of the ritual.

Tamura Hao was not surprised by this, and even sealed the experimental subject into the sealing space for the little ten-tailed fox to devour it, so as to deeply sense its state, especially its soul.

"Ordinary people can hardly withstand it; it requires ninjas to experiment on it. To perfect it, at least a thousand people are needed."

Having sensed the state of the experimental subject, Tamura Hiroshi estimated a number.

Perfecting a secret technique requires a lot of experimentation, trying out all the wrong ideas until you find the right one.

And it's best to be a ninja; it's almost impossible for an ordinary person to survive.

"There aren't that many death row inmates in the village jail."

Fukai frowned. Such dangerous experiments could only be conducted on death row inmates, and specifically on hostile ninjas.

It's not easy to gather thousands of enemy ninjas.

Tamura Hiroshi didn't say much about it, but he already had an option in mind.

I wonder how Lord Tsuchida has arranged things with the Sky Village. There must be a lot of ninjas in the Sky Village, enough to support this experiment.

Without further ado, Tamura Hiroshi continued his experiments to deepen his understanding of the immortality ritual, focusing on the transformation of the soul.

In simple terms, the transformation of the soul through evil god rituals can be seen as the opposite application of spiritualization techniques.

The art of spiritualization is to activate one's soul and leave the body, while immortality is to lock the soul inside the body, or to say, to deeply integrate the soul with the body.

The medium for this fusion is the power of the evil god, which tightly connects the soul and the body.

This is similar to chakra, which is the fusion of spiritual will and physical life force, which eventually transforms into chakra.

What Tamura Hiroshi needs to do at this stage is to perfect the fusion of soul and body, or at least reduce the damage.

As for physical requirements, both Ye Yue Ai and her companion are more than capable.

After working for half a day, all the volunteers were finally used up by nightfall, and the experiment achieved the desired results.

"The damage to the soul can be greatly reduced, but the pain will be greatly increased and the duration will be greatly prolonged."

Moreover, it's not just the pain during the transformation process; this pain persists. Essentially, it's because the body's senses become more acute, especially the sense of touch.

To disclose the experimental results, this is the best we can do for now.

"It'll only hurt a little, give it to me."

Ye Yue Ai smiled indifferently and prepared to lie down on the altar to perform the ritual.

Physical training inevitably involves countless pains, and he has been accustomed to pain since childhood, so he is fully confident that he can overcome it.

"Hey, let me go first."

Fokai stopped his cousin and lay down on the altar first.

Ai is the son of the Raikage; he can't be allowed to get into trouble.

After opening her mouth, Ye Yue Ai ultimately did not refuse.

Tamura Hao didn't say much. He took out a clean towel and had Fukai bite it. Then he started the ritual, carefully guiding the evil god's chakra to fuse with Fukai's soul and body. He even borrowed Kaguya's Yin-Yang Release power to assist him, and the power of his Byakugan and Sharingan never stopped.

The modified ritual was indeed very painful. Even with Fokai's willpower, he couldn't help but tremble, his face became more distorted and ferocious, and his eyes were full of bloodshot veins.

(End of this chapter)