Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 183 A Strong Attack on the Spirit World

The next morning, the group got up, washed up, ate breakfast prepared by Karura, and then headed to the Raikage Building with all their equipment.

The Third Raikage and the others were already waiting there.

Without much talk, the Third Raikage instructed Tamura Hiroshi to lead everyone to the World Tree, while he himself used the Heavenly Delivery Technique to head directly to the Lost Mountain.

The Lost Mountain is shrouded in thick fog year-round and has a high concentration of natural energy. Staying there for too long can even lead to being eroded by this energy, which is very dangerous.

Meanwhile, spirit beasts from the three sacred sites roam and patrol the Lost Mountain, driving away and even killing anyone who enters it, to prevent anyone from entering the spirit world from here.

These dangers were nothing to the Third Raikage, who went straight to the entrance to the Summoning World.

It was a huge vortex, constantly devouring the natural energy from the outside world.

It is because of these natural energies that the spirit beasts in the spirit world are so powerful. Even if they do not absorb and refine the natural energy, their size will continue to increase if they stay inside for a long time.

"Mount Myoboku, the Spirit World!"

Looking at the giant vortex before him, the Third Raikage sneered, activated his Thunder Sage Mode, and leaped into the vortex, wielding the Hell Spear.

After a dizzying moment, the Third Raikage arrived in a completely new space, the Summoning World. This place was located in the center of the Summoning World, and was also the meeting point of the three holy lands.

The natural energy absorbed from the outside world is almost entirely divided and diverted by the three holy lands, which is the foundation of their strength.

After paralyzing the toads, snakes, and slugs guarding the area with Sage Mode Black Lightning, the Third Raikage used chakra to activate the Eight Thousand Spear Marks on his body, thus notifying the disciple that the gate could be opened. At the same time, those Eight Thousand Spear Marks also served as spatial coordinates.

He didn't have to wait long. Soon, a spatial portal formed in front of the Third Raikage, and the next moment, hundreds of figures rushed out from it. The first one was none other than Yotsuki Ai, who was carrying the Murakumogiri.

After everyone had left, Tamura Hao injected the Ten-Tails' chakra into the Heavenly Stone Gate, rapidly expanding this special Susanoo artifact, which soon reached a height of 100 meters.

Then, he manipulated the World Immortal Tree to extend a root into it, first devouring the toads, snakes, and slugs guarding it. With the root replenished and propelled by the power of the World Immortal Tree, the tree grew wildly.

The tree roots spread rapidly outwards like long snakes, constantly branching out, and occasionally sprouting trunks and huge flowers, with pollen drifting outwards. This was the birth of the Flower Tree World, a Wood Release ninjutsu.

The pollen it emits contains toxins with paralyzing properties, which are extremely effective against any living organism.

Wherever it goes, snakes, toads, or slugs are all caught in its attack, collapsing to the ground, and then being pierced and devoured by its spreading roots.

This absorption was thorough; not only was the chakra within the body devoured, but also life force, spiritual power, and even the soul were consumed.

Then it was transferred into the connected Ten-Tails body by the World Tree, filtered and digested, and transformed into pure chakra and life force.

Of course, the Third Raikage and the others had taken targeted antidotes beforehand, which is why they weren't all taken down at the same time.

"Truly worthy of being called Wood Release, which brought peace to the chaotic world."

Seeing the exaggerated effect, Ye Yue Ai and the others were amazed.

Although I had read about Wood Release, seeing it in person was still very shocking.

Although this is a bloodline limit, the power it unleashed far exceeded that of a bloodline limit, even surpassing the Dust Release of the Tsuchikage from the neighboring village.

Dust Release is very powerful, but its attack range is limited and cannot compare to Wood Release.

Moreover, Dust Release consumes a great deal of energy, and even the Tsuchikage can only use it a few times. However, Wood Release can absorb the opponent's chakra and even life force to sustain itself, making it the most perfect way to sustain itself through battle.

This is the strongest bloodline limit in the ninja world. No wonder all the major ninja villages are so wary of the Senju clan!

After their reflections, the group didn't rest. They searched for all the water sources and threw down a large number of explosive tags. The high temperature of the exploding tags quickly evaporated the water vapor, creating dark clouds and thus creating a favorable fighting environment.

With the explosive blade in hand, they made and stockpiled a lot of explosive tags, and with the addition and improvement of the vortex sealing technique, their power was greatly increased.

The sealed fire-style ninjutsu was even enhanced with the Sarutobi clan's unique Great Flame Technique. The number of explosive tags they brought this time was quite staggering, a full 10 billion, which was all they had in stockpile and another major source of confidence to sweep through the entire summoning world.

Tamura Hao, who came along the tree roots, activated the Masamune sword and Takemikazuchi eye technique sealed within Futsu-no-Mitama, drawing out the liquid lightning from the red gourd and injecting it into the dark clouds, transforming it into a raging thundercloud.

Below, the Cloud Ninja, who use Wind Release ninjutsu, stand atop the flowering tree and unleash a combined Wind Release technique, causing the thunderclouds to surge and rub against each other, generating even more lightning.

The Hidden Cloud Village has conducted in-depth research on the manipulation of thunderclouds.

The commotion was so great that the three holy lands naturally knew about it. Even the Great Toad Immortal, who was recovering from his injuries, was awakened and couldn't help but tremble as he felt the power that he regarded as a nightmare.

"The Ten-Tails! How could the Ten-Tails possibly be resurrected?"

This is definitely the power of the Ten-Tails, or rather, the power of the Divine Tree. But how could the Ten-Tails and the Divine Tree appear at this time?

It was an invincible existence, and no life could resist its terrifying devouring power. The lineage of monks who opened up the Spirit Realm were devoured by that divine tree and became nourishment for its fruit. This is how the three clans were able to occupy the central area of ​​the Spirit Realm and establish the three holy lands.

Although he had been cultivating for a long time, he still had no chance of winning against the Ten-Tails and the Divine Tree.

"No, this isn't the Divine Tree. The Divine Tree isn't this weak. Could it be the one from Kumogakure? Has Kumogakure invaded?"

After a while, the Great Toad Sage calmed down and roughly guessed what had happened.

It absolutely couldn't be the real Ten-Tails and the Divine Tree, otherwise Hagoromo wouldn't have kept it from me.

Furthermore, the nine tailed beasts that revived the Ten-Tails and the Divine Tree have been transferred to the five great ninja villages. To gather all nine tailed beasts together, the five great ninja villages would have to be destroyed, and there are no such powerful individuals or forces in the ninja world today.

Therefore, it can only be the immortal tree from Kumogakure, which was attacked by Kumogakure.

"Humans, you've gone too far!"

The Great Toad Sage, having figured out what was going on, was furious. This Hidden Cloud Village really thought they, Mount Myōboku, were easy targets.

The enraged toad sage rushed out of the temple, glanced at the countless surging tree roots in the distance, and went to meet them.

A powerful and profound magical force erupted, tearing apart the nearby tree roots.

However, the tree roots, with their ample energy supply, regenerate very quickly, even faster than the speed at which the Great Toad Sage could tear apart the tree with his magical power.

Moreover, the World Tree has invaded the entire Spirit Realm, and the Great Toad Sage can only contend with this small area, which is not a big deal.

Just then, a black lightning bolt flashed, and the next moment a familiar spear appeared before him, pointing straight at his head—the very spear that had pierced his hand last time.

The one who made the move was none other than the Third Raikage, and he was using all his secret techniques, including the Thunder Sage Mode.

"Celestial Arts!"

Blocking the Hell Spear enveloped in black lightning, the Great Toad Sage stared at the unfamiliar sage's face, feeling utterly shocked, and then filled with murderous intent.

The power of the immortal technique has indeed leaked out; let's correct this mistake today.

The Third Raikage, equally filled with murderous intent, was determined to kill this old toad today.

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle. Although the Great Toad Sage's injuries had not fully healed and he had lost an arm, his powerful Sage Techniques remained formidable, allowing him to fight the Third Raikage to a standstill.

However, the Third Raikage was not fighting alone. While Tamura Hao was manipulating the thunderclouds to strike down countless bolts of lightning to attack the Great Toad Sage, he was also continuously replenishing the Third Raikage's lightning.

At the same time, he manipulated the roots of the World Immortal Tree to assist in the attack, which annoyed the Great Toad Immortal to no end and put him at a disadvantage.

Uchiha Hikaru attached Susanoo to a small wooden dummy sculpted by Tamura Hiroshi, fused with it, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to launch surprise attacks from time to time.

Because of his large size, the Great Toad Sage was at a disadvantage in this regard, and he already had several wounds on his body.

"It's finally here."

Tamura Hao, who was assisting in the battle, suddenly turned his head and looked in two directions. Using the spreading tree roots, he sensed two enormous sage powers approaching. The power was no weaker than that of the Great Toad Sage. Clearly, the White Snake Sage and the Slug Sage had arrived.

That's right, the White Snake Sage and the Slug Sage eventually arrived.

They all survived from that era and knew very well how terrifying the Divine Tree was. Although they didn't understand why the Divine Tree would appear in the spirit world, they could only try to find a solution now.

The White Snake Immortal flew through the air, looking down at the countless poisonous pollen and dense tree roots, his heart heavy, even filled with fear.

The ancient divine tree had roots that spread infinitely throughout the world, making it impossible to fight against.

Although this one is much worse than the one back then, it is still terrifying.

The slug fairy on the other side was also suffering, spraying acid as it moved forward, rapidly corroding the tree roots.

However, there were too many tree roots around, and the regeneration rate was too fast, so the progress was very slow.

Tamura Hao was waiting for the two of them to arrive; their target this time was the entire Shamanic World, not just the Mount Myōboku area.

"They ran away?"

Suddenly, Tamura Hao was surprised to find that the White Snake Sage had flown away and had not come to help. He wondered what the Sage was thinking.

"Are you scared? Or do you want to see the two sides fight it out and the third party benefit?"

After thinking for a moment, Tamura Hao manipulated the tree roots to quickly wrap around the slug sage.

Since the White Snake Sage has run away, let's target the Slug Sage first.

Compared to the White Snake Sage and the Great Toad Sage, the Slug Sage is much weaker. His only attack method is to spew acid, but that acid is extremely corrosive. Even the roots of the World Tree are quickly corroded, making it difficult to harm him.

This can only turn into a war of attrition, which is exactly what Tamura Hiroshi wants to see.

The World Immortal Tree excels at attrition warfare. At this moment, its root system is not only devouring and absorbing the spirit beasts of the three holy land regions, but also rapidly absorbing natural energy, all of which become nutrients for the World Immortal Tree's rapid growth.

The natural energy here is much richer than that outside.

The Great Toad Sage, who was struggling to hold on, also sensed the approach of the Slug Sage and the escape of the White Snake Sage. Although he was so angry at the White Snake Sage's actions that he wanted to curse, he could only try to rush towards the Slug Sage.

He was in very poor condition and would surely die if he were to be besieged like this. Only by joining forces with the Slug Sage could he defeat these powerful enemies.

Tamura Hiroshi and the Third Raikage were both trying their best to prevent the two sides from meeting, while taking the opportunity to deplete their Sage Mode power.

"I wish I could use the true Thousand Hands technique."

Sensing the immense, almost limitless, power of their immortal arts, Tamura Hao couldn't help but sigh.

If I could use the ultimate Wood Release technique, True Several Thousand Hands, one strike would be enough to obliterate those two guys into dust.

Unfortunately, it was too weak, and the Ten-Tails was not powerful enough either, at most it could use the Wood Golem Technique.

The difference between True Several Thousand Hands and Wooden Dummy Technique is enormous. Compared to True Several Thousand Hands, Wooden Dummy Technique is just an accessory and not even in the same league.

Of course, the main reason why these two are so difficult to fight is that neither of them has chakra. Without chakra, they cannot be countered by Wood Release and cannot be forcibly absorbed.

This is probably the main reason why the three sages did not absorb and fuse chakra. Although it would allow them to further enhance their strength, it would also become a fatal weakness, putting them at a disadvantage when facing powerful Otsutsuki.

Both the Slug Sage and the Great Toad Sage sensed the changes in the Spirit World; the concentration of natural energy around them was rapidly decreasing, but they could only continue to move forward and get closer.

Even if it means incurring huge costs, we are willing to do so.

After a long and arduous struggle, the two sides finally met.

Before they could even communicate and join forces against the enemy, Uchiha Hikaru suddenly appeared and launched a hundred massive cannonballs.

"boom!"

They detonated almost simultaneously, creating a hundred dazzling, enormous fireballs, which then merged into a colossal, blazing white fireball, resembling a sun.

That wasn't all. Inside those shells were high-strength, high-temperature resistant alloy fragments, which unleashed a metal storm under the impact of the explosion.

Faced with this fighting style, both the Great Toad Sage and the Slug were stunned. The Slug Sage was instantly torn into countless pieces, while the Great Toad Sage's body was not torn apart, but it was also pierced by countless alloy fragments.

At the same time, the powerful impact and high temperature of the explosion also severely injured him.

Before anyone could react, Uchiha Hikaru, controlling Susanoo, used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring him over, and the Ama-no-Murakumo Sword slashed through, cutting the Great Toad Sage in half.

That's right, this is the ultimate weapon of this plan. Those one hundred bombs are the latest research results, using the latest detonating tags. Each one contains one hundred million high-intensity detonating tags, and the explosive power is comparable to the Tailed Beast Ball.

The force of the explosion, combined with the sharp alloy fragments, is quite deadly, especially against large-sized creatures.

Unfortunately, although the Third Raikage, who had obtained the Thunder Sage Mode, was very strong, he was still far inferior to the Great Toad Sage, who had accumulated over a thousand years of experience.

If the Great Toad Sage hadn't been still recovering from his injuries, he would have been no match for the Toad Sage, and it would have been very difficult to kill him.

Therefore, we can only rely on external forces.

"It has no soul, has it run away?"

Tamura Hiroshi, who was preparing to capture the soul of the Great Toad Sage, frowned. He could not sense the existence of the Great Toad Sage's soul, nor did the Slug Sage's soul appear.

"The bead around the old toad's neck is gone."

Uchiha Hikari flashed over to report a discovery: she was the one who delivered the final, fatal blow to the Great Toad Sage, and she saw it all clearly.

"It did escape after all. It seems that bead is quite extraordinary."

Tamura Hiroshi understood, realizing that the giant toad was indeed not dead yet.

Whether they ran away on their own or were secretly assisted by the Sage of Six Paths, they escaped.

However, once the body is severed, even if the soul escapes, it loses its power and is no longer a threat.

"The Slug Sage must have left part of his body behind; he didn't come all the way here."

Looking at the remaining slugs, Tamura Hao had some guesses about this one.

Slugs are not very strong offensively, but they are difficult to kill.

Because it can split infinitely, as long as one of its clones exists, it is not considered dead. It is even harder to kill than Orochimaru in the future, and Voldemort is a mere child in comparison.

As for the White Snake Sage, his sage power disappeared after the explosion, most likely because he left the Spirit World.

None of that matters. The key is that we killed the most threatening and hostile Great Toad Sage and took over the entire Shaman World.

This is an alternate dimension. With this alternate dimension, as long as the entrance and exit are guarded, it can be transformed into an absolutely confidential secret base.

"Yu Ye, take some people to modify the barrier to prevent those beasts from entering again. The rest of you, search for the spirit beast races on the edge and try to persuade them."

The Third Raikage, in poor condition, ordered the Uzumaki ninja to complete the modification of the barrier as soon as possible.

The spirit world is formed by a barrier. As long as the foundation of the barrier is modified, those who escaped will never be able to return using spirit magic.

Next, they intend to completely seize this spiritual realm and make it the private property of their Hidden Cloud Village.

Not just the spirit world itself, but also the spirit beasts within it.

The summoned beasts of the three holy lands must be completely wiped out, but other summoned beasts can be tried to be subdued.

Of course, those that are hostile can only become nutrients for the growth of the immortal tree.

"Thank you for your hard work, teacher!"

Tamura Hao arrived beside the Third Raikage. It was clear that the Third Raikage was fighting very hard; even the Hell Spear was shattered.

After all, it is only a weapon of supreme importance, not comparable to a famous sword.

His injuries were also considerable; his arm was still twisted, his skin was torn in large pieces, and his flesh was a bloody mess. A magic seal on his arm was also torn off, and his right eye had turned grayish-white.

A three-tomoe Sharingan was originally transplanted there as a vessel for Izanagi, indicating that the Third Hokage died once in a previous battle.

"I'll collect the fragments and repair them. I'll try to fuse them with my bloodline limit. If I could get Onoki's Dust Release fusion method, that would be perfect."

Sitting down, the Third Raikage tossed the Hell Spear, now only half-broken, over. In battles of this level, weapons of the Supreme Grade were no longer sufficient.

To forge a truly useful weapon, one must fuse it with a metal that conducts chakra of the corresponding attribute. This requires a specific bloodline limit, or even bloodline elimination chakra, to guide the fusion.

The fusion of dual-attribute chakra conduction metals based on bloodline limit chakra has been confirmed, so the theory of fusion of three-attribute metals should also be correct.

It's just too difficult to fuse three-attribute bloodline limits, and even two-attribute bloodline limits are not easy.

Ideally, it should be a fusion method that incorporates Dust Release. Although one cannot practice it personally, it would at least provide another reference, since it is the only bloodline limit in the current ninja world.

Furthermore, the fusion attributes of Dust Release are wind, earth, and fire, and he himself possesses three attributes: lightning, earth, and fire, missing only one. This should be of considerable reference value.

However, obtaining the fusion method of Dust Release is not easy; only Onoki and the deceased Second Tsuchikage know it.

(End of this chapter)