Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 177 Killing Intent

Fugaku Uchiha tried several times, but unfortunately he couldn't break through the defense formed by the Adamantine Lock and the Rasengan. He couldn't get close to his opponent, so even if he had the strongest techniques, it was useless.

After giving the two girls a final, somber look, Fugaku Uchiha decisively retreated.

Unable to unleash the power of Wood Release and the Tailed Beasts, he didn't have a good way to suppress his opponent, and continuing the fight would be pointless.

Uchiha Myōkyō and the others didn't say anything about this, after all, the combination of Adamantine Sealing Chains and Rasengan was too overpowered.

They can attack from a distance, and the Adamantine Lock has a powerful sealing force. In addition, the two of them together have a total of eight locks, making it difficult for Fugaku Uchiha to break through that defense line by himself.

As for sending another person to fight, although the opponent has sent two people, according to the rules of the duel, they can still send one more person to assist in the battle.

But the Uchiha clan has a lot of pride, and they wouldn't send two people to bully two young girls, especially since Fugaku Uchiha is a Kage-level shinobi, while the two young girls are only elite Jonin at the moment.

Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki also knew when to stop, resealing the Yin Seal and leaving the battlefield.

The two incredibly powerful Tai Chi Rasengans that were unleashed earlier, plus the considerable amount of chakra consumed in sealing Susanoo, were all used up.

Moreover, the remaining opponents are all very strong, and they lack confidence in dealing with them.

Uchiha Hikaru, who had been waiting all along, stepped into the fray, his Mangekyou Sharingan fixed intently on Uchiha Chiri.

That was the opponent she was most interested in, and she also needed to fight under his eye technique again so that she could further improve her sword Zen cultivation.

Although she managed to make that strike last time, it was ultimately a trick, not a true unity of person and sword. She needs to try more.

Uchiha Chiri did not disappoint Uchiha Hikaru; after glancing at Uchiha Myokkei, she stepped out.

The fight between the two was relatively boring because it took place within an illusion, and nothing could be seen from the outside.

"Your eye power has increased."

After sensing the illusion he was in, Uchiha Hikaru was surprised, as he could clearly feel that this illusion was stronger than the last one.

"This time, I won't give you the chance to use that kind of slash."

Uchiha Chiri said calmly, then attacked with his sword, splitting his body into two to attack from both sides.

The enhancement of her pupil power and the repair of her eyes allowed her to take her pupil techniques to a new level, not only increasing the intensity of the illusion, but also enabling her to split herself into two.

She was no match for that girl in terms of swordsmanship alone, but when the two worked together, it was a different story.

Uchiha Hikaru showed no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, he seemed even more excited.

She needs stronger opponents and greater pressure to hone her swordsmanship and achieve a breakthrough.

While fighting, Uchiha Chiri continued to use her Mangekyou Sharingan to peer into Uchiha Hikaru's swordsmanship. She had previously trained in swordsmanship to complement her eye techniques, but it was a ninja-style swordsmanship.

Her opponent's technique was a purer samurai swordsmanship, which was perfect for her to learn; she had benefited greatly from it last time.

Leaving aside the two fighting in the illusion, the eyes of everyone in Konoha fell on the boy who came out to support Uchiha Hikaru. Especially when they saw the golden armor that was spreading out, Jiraiya couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

"How dare he enslave the ape demon?"

He was naturally familiar with the chakra of his teacher's summoning beast, and with the information given to him by Yuhi Shinku, he could confirm that the armor was transformed from his teacher's summoning beast, Enma.

The ape demon possesses a profound transformation technique, capable of transforming into the Vajra Ruyi Staff to assist its teacher in battle.

Although it's unclear how the other party transformed into such a complex battle armor form, it is undoubtedly the teacher's summoning beast.

That's not because the teacher's summoned beast betrayed them, but because it was controlled by the other party in some way, most likely the kaleidoscope.

How dare the Hidden Cloud Village and that brat do such a thing?

"Little Jiraiya, that boy is not simple. He possesses the power of our three holy lands."

Fukasaku suddenly spoke, his words filled with barely suppressed anger and shock.

He sensed the power of Mount Myōboku from the boy, which was clearly obtained from Gamabunta and the others.

To his astonishment, the other party was using all three powers simultaneously, something he had never seen before.

It should be noted that the immortal arts of the three holy lands are independent of each other and cannot coexist at all, yet the opponent has managed to combine all three powers into one.

Although it seems that the power of Ryuchi Cave is dominant, and the other two auxiliary powers are much weaker, it is still quite incredible.

"The three sacred sites? Not just Ryuchi Cave?"

Jiraiya was taken aback, realizing the meaning behind Fukasaku's words.

The hermit Fukasaku was referring to the three sacred sites, not just Mount Myōboku.

"It's three powers, and he somehow managed to fuse them together. Has the Hidden Cloud Village's research into Sage Mode reached this level?"

Shima's killing intent toward Kumogakure grew stronger. Sage Techniques were the only advantage of their three holy lands, and they absolutely could not allow human ninja villages, especially those that were their enemies, to discover the secrets of Sage Techniques.

"Sakumo, be careful."

Hearing the conversation, Kurenai Yuhi's shadow clone looked at her friend Sakumo Hatake with some worry.

Although he didn't know much about the power of the three holy lands, he could tell from the tone of those two toads that the kid was no ordinary person, and perhaps the burst of power in the previous two duels was not the limit.

Hatake Sakumo remained silent. He had never underestimated the boy, and no matter what, he would fight with all his might without holding back.

Besides, I'm not weak myself.

After an unknown amount of time, the two on the battlefield broke free of the illusion at the same time. Uchiha Chiri's eyes bled again, and Uchiha Hikaru was also in bad shape, his face was pale, and he could hardly stand. In the end, he was able to steady himself by leaning on the Ame-no-Murakumo sword.

"You've gotten stronger again."

Taking a breath, Uchiha Chiri glanced at the girl opposite him with a complicated expression, then turned back.

The battle ended in a draw, and the opponent once again broke through his own illusionary eye technique.

"You'd better improve quickly, or you'll lose to me next time, and I'll drag you back to be bullied by that bastard."

Having also caught his breath, Uchiha Hikaru said something cheerfully before turning and leaving.

"Jiraiya, it's our turn."

Tamura Hiroshi, carrying the 2.6-meter-long Masamune sword, advanced and faced Jiraiya.

He had been able to sense the anger and murderous intent emanating from that person and those two toads.

"You wretched brat!"

"Should I go first?"

Jiraiya turned to look at Uchiha Myokage. After all, this was Uchiha Myokage's doing, and he wouldn't recklessly go into battle against orders on the battlefield.

"No, I'll do it. You all keep a close eye on him and record his combat intelligence."

Sakumo Hatake drew his ninja sword, said something, and stepped out.

He had long wanted to spar with a master swordsman, especially one who was a genius swordsman.

"Sakumo-senpai!"

When he saw Hatake Sakumo walk out, Tamura Hao was a little surprised. He had thought that Jiraiya would be the one to fight.

"Since it's Senior Sakumo who's going to fight, we'll have to change our tactics. Let's wait a moment."

As Tamura Hao spoke, he put away the Vajra Ruyi Armor and the Immortal Spell Seal.

Sakumo Hatake stopped thirty meters away, but did not make a move, quietly waiting for the boy to change his stance.

Mifune, who was witnessing from a short distance away, became excited and even wished he could draw his sword and join the battle.

He also longed to fight a swordsman.

Both the Konoha and Kumogakure ninja forces were keeping a close eye on the two, awaiting the exciting duel to come.

Compared to the previous battle between Uchiha Hikaru and Uchiha Osamu in a genjutsu, this kind of real fight is much more anticipated.

Tamura Hao didn't keep everyone waiting long. After withdrawing all the power of the Immortal Technique Seal and retracting the snake scales and Vajra Ruyi Armor, he instantly unleashed a terrifying killing intent.

A visible black aura spread out, darkening the area within a hundred meters.

"Killing intent? How could killing intent be this terrifying?"

Jiraiya and the others were shocked. They also possessed killing intent, which they accumulated through continuous killing. The more people they killed, the stronger their killing intent became.

But this level of murderous intent is too unfair; it's become visible to the naked eye and completely exceeds common sense.

Although they were still far away, the killing intent emanating from them made them feel oppressed. The Chunin-level ninjas trembled and were filled with fear.

Sakumo Hatake, who was within the range of the murderous aura, felt it most deeply, and even with his intelligence, he was still shocked.

How many people did that boy kill?

"With such astonishing killing intent, it's no wonder he's immune to illusions."

Once he came to his senses, Uchiha Meikyo realized that he had been wondering how the boy was immune to genjutsu, since the boy didn't have the peculiar chakra covering his eyes like the Raikage's son.

Only now did I realize that it was killing intent, combined with the swordsman's power that made man and sword one, that made illusions have no effect on him.

This immense killing intent was not accumulated by Tamura Hao himself, but mainly obtained from the little Ten-Tails.

The little ten-tailed fox devoured many people, especially those from the Evil God Cult. Their strength was average, but their killing intent was fiercer than the last.

The Bliss Box and the Evil God Skeleton that it devoured also possessed terrifying killing intent.

Although he separated the negative energy and injected it into the Box of Bliss, Tamura Hao kept the killing intent separately, which showed he had some thoughts on this.

"Sakumo-senpai, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Once his murderous aura subsided, Tamura Hao looked at Hatake Sakumo with a smile.

He needs Sakumo Hatake's assistance to complete this idea.

"You weren't affected by the murderous aura?"

Sensing the boy's steady tone, Hatake Sakumo was even more shocked.

The killing intent often puts more pressure on oneself; such terrifying killing intent could absolutely drive a person insane.

But the other party remained calm, as if the killing intent was not their own, or even connected to them.

"Sakumo-senpai is talking a lot today, he wasn't like this last time."

Raising an eyebrow, Tamura Hao was quite satisfied with his show of bravado.

The reason why he was not affected by such a massive killing intent was naturally due to his cheat ability.

Sakumo Hatake was silent for a moment, then his body crackled with electricity and was surrounded by wind before he vanished in an instant.

Tamura Hiroshi disappeared in the same way, his body crackling with electricity and surrounded by swirling wind.

Although he hasn't trained in wind-attribute nature transformation for long, the Mangekyou Sharingan technique Shinatohiko he obtained from Uchiha Baru is enhanced with wind-release control, allowing him to use this technique.

The long, slender Masamune sword and the White Fang ninja sword clashed repeatedly, producing dull sounds.

"Clang clang clang..."

The onlookers had difficulty pinpointing the two figures. Even Uchiha Akemi and the others with the Mangekyou Sharingan could only see blurry figures. They could only make out the two figures during the slight pauses in their battle.

"As expected of Konoha's White Fang!"

Seeing the extreme speed displayed by Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Myōkyō sighed in admiration.

Sakumo Hatake is currently displaying a speed several times faster than that of the Raikage's son. This is not only due to the stimulation of Lightning Release ninjutsu and taijutsu, but also the enhancement of Wind Release power. The combination of the two allows his speed to reach an incredible level.

Such speed, combined with his swordsmanship, is what made Hatake Sakumo the number one swordsman ninja in Konoha.

"Doesn't he only have one lightning attribute?"

Uchiha Naka gritted his teeth, his shock intensifying, and he was also filled with doubt.

According to the intelligence, the boy should only have the Lightning Release, so how come he is now using Wind Release just like Sakumo Hatake?

"Perhaps the information is false, perhaps someone else's cells were transplanted through surgery, or perhaps it was Balu's eye."

Fugaku Uchiha had some suspicions and was not surprised by this.

He transplanted an arm, gained the power of Wood Release, and even his chakra nature became all-encompassing.

A boy not far away heard this analysis, especially the last sentence. His face instantly turned ferocious, filled with anger and hatred. The three tomoe in his eyes spun even faster, and seemed to merge together.

"This is getting scarier and scarier, no wonder the teacher..."

Jiraiya thought to himself that he now understood his teacher's feelings and thoughts back then.

That boy is terrifying. He's only thirteen years old and already possesses such strength. He will surely continue to improve in the future, and when he reaches his limit, he will definitely become another peak powerhouse.

Reaching the level of the first generation is unlikely, but reaching the level of Mito-senpai is definitely possible.

His potential is no less than that of Minato, who obtained the Nine-Tails.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya said worriedly, "Big Sister, please guide Minato's training well from now on. The future of Konoha depends on him."

"Couldn't we just kill him on the battlefield?"

Shima really wanted to kill that kid; killing such a genius would definitely cause the Hidden Cloud Village a lot of pain for a long time.

"Killing is possible, but the problem is that it's not easy to do so."

Jiraiya was also helpless. He could understand the hatred of the two immortals, and he himself also had that hatred.

It's too difficult to kill that kid here. Not only does he have many tricks up his sleeve, but he's also incredibly fast. If he wants to run away, you can't stop him.

Not to mention that Uchiha Hikaru also possesses a space-time jutsu similar to the Flying Thunder God Technique, making it even more difficult to kill that kid before he can react.

"We have an ultimate illusion technique based on sound that can restrain him. Even with his powerful killing intent, it's enough to keep him occupied for a while."

Fukasaku suddenly whispered, "Next, we'll need Jiraiya's cooperation to make it even more effective."

"You guys have such a powerful move?"

Jiraiya was surprised, then delighted.

If that's the case, it's actually quite possible to kill that brat.

The three immediately began exchanging tactics and strategies in secret, intending to use them in their next duel.

As for this duel, they've already fought Hatake Sakumo, and he'll definitely leave the stage afterward, so they won't have a chance to make a move.

"Shameless villain!"

Regardless of what the people of Konoha thought, Uchiha Hikaru was in a bad mood on the opposing Cloud Ninja camp.

This combination of killing intent and sword aura was her idea and initial creation, but now that villain has learned it and developed it to such an exaggerated degree.

That's outrageous!

"Aren't you afraid of going crazy?"

Kushina Uzumaki made a comment, but she couldn't help feeling a little worried, and Tamayo Uzumaki was even more worried.

Killing intent is a powerful force that is not easy to use. What if the master is influenced by it and becomes a pervert?

"murderous look!"

Yoruichi, Fukai, and the others were pondering how to better accumulate killing intent afterward.

I didn't pay much attention to murderous intent before, but now I realize that it is also a kind of power with great potential.

"They just love to cause trouble."

The Third Raikage shook his head as he sensed the immense killing intent, but he was secretly pleased.

That kid has finally grown up.

The two fought fiercely, but Tamura Hiroshi was at a disadvantage.

There's no way around it, Sakumo Hatake is too strong. Unless he can combine all his power and unleash it like he did when he dealt with Fugaku Uchiha, he won't be able to overpower this White Fang of Konoha.

But they were only suppressed, not defeated, which turned it into another kind of protracted war.

At the same time, Tamura Hao did not forget to use Kaguya's Byakugan and Sharingan abilities to learn from her, and this time it was different from the last sparring in Konoha.

That time, Sakumo Hatake didn't use any killing moves; he just used basic swordsmanship to suppress him.

This time, however, he used the true Hatake sword technique, which was even more swift and fierce, especially with the addition of wind attribute enhancement.

It not only makes the White Fang Ninja Sword sharper, but also further increases its speed.

This person not only uses Wind Release to push away the air in front of them and reduce resistance, but can also use Wind Release to further increase their body speed.

These are all things he urgently needs.

Of course, more importantly, he would use Hatake Sakumo's sword Zen power to help his own sword intent merge with the surrounding killing intent, thus achieving the murderous sword intent he envisioned.

Since the power of killing intent truly exists in the Naruto world, it should naturally be put to good use.

In the future, Zabuza Momochi will be able to fuse his killing intent with his chakra, turning it a purplish-black color, thus earning him the title of Demon.

Hatake Sakumo gradually realized the boy's intention, but he didn't pay any attention to it.

There's no point in stopping now, and he's also very eager and excited about this battle.

Having reached the limit of his physical potential, and lacking a bloodline limit, he can only seek a breakthrough through swordsmanship, and fighting a swordsman is the best way to achieve this.

Moreover, there are many things I can learn from this young man's swordsmanship; they are simply learning from each other.

This is the essence of combat sparring: to improve together through battle.

The two fought in such a state of near-selflessness, fully immersed in their swordplay, that they both gained a great deal.

Tamura Hiroshi's murderous intent guided the killing aura to slowly merge into the authentic longsword, fusing with the spirituality originating from the dark side within, gradually adding a layer of blackness to the originally bright blade, which deepened little by little.

This is his further enhancement of the famous sword. Nurturing and sealing its spirituality is only the first step. The second step is to endow it with special power.

At the same time, the authentic longsword was also the vessel he chose for his murderous sword intent. This sword intent was inherently dangerous, and he did not want the murderous sword intent to affect his own rationality.

While it's possible to avoid the negative effects by using the power of a cheat ability, that would consume the power of destiny, so integrating it into the blade is the best option.

In this way, even if the path of killing intent in the future encounters problems, one can simply abandon the authentic longsword.

The two fought with increasing intensity, and it seemed they would continue fighting even if their chakra ran out.

But there is one unexpected thing that can end their battle: the sword!

Tamura Hiroshi's authentic longsword is genuine; it's a truly famous sword, made from the finest materials.

However, Sakumo Hatake's White Fang Ninja Sword is much inferior. Although the chakra-conducting metal in it is precious, it cannot increase the strength of the blade.

Furthermore, the forging technique was far inferior, and even with the support of chakra, it still couldn't last very long.

The blade now has many chips, all from clashing with a proper longsword. If this continues, it will inevitably break.

Sakumo Hatake, who was in a state of perfect harmony with his sword, also noticed the damage to his blade. However, he did not slow down his attack; in fact, he intensified it, wanting to finish the fight before the sword was destroyed.

(End of this chapter)