Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 187 Ulterior Motives

"How should we transfer it?"

Looking at the huge vortex passage in front of him, Tamura Hao was very troubled.

After returning from the Land of Whirlpools, he went back to the Spirit World and stared at the entrance, pondering a way to transfer.

This giant vortex passage is special; it is not only a spatial passage, but also has the effect of attracting and gathering natural energy, drawing in external natural energy into the spirit world.

This is how the rich natural energy within the spirit world was created, more than ten times that of the outside world, and the concentration in the temples where the three immortals reside is more than a hundred times higher.

Therefore, this great vortex passage must be completely transferred to the Hidden Cloud Village. However, none of the records in the three holy lands contain any information about this great vortex passage, or even about the formation of the Spirit World. The earliest record can only be traced back to the generation of the three great immortals.

Judging from the records alone, the three holy lands and the three immortals seem to have appeared suddenly, which is quite strange.

However, the architectural style of those three temples was very ancient, and Black Zetsu confirmed that the architectural style was from ancient times, before the descent of Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Therefore, it is highly likely that those records and books were destroyed.

Without relevant records, relying solely on our own research would be too slow, especially considering it involves such a spatial force.

"There is a way to control this spatial passage."

Black Zetsu suddenly emerged from the roots of the nearby divine tree; there is a way to deal with this.

"What method?"

Tamura Hao's spirits lifted. If it were anyone else saying this, it would probably be unreliable, but this one, as a descendant of Kaguya Otsutsuki, was different.

"You can put this spatial portal into the sealed space. With Mom and the Ten-Tails' power, it can be maintained for a short time. Once we get to Kumogakure, we can just move it out."

Having revealed his proposed method, Black Zetsu also hoped that Cloud Village could grow rapidly and secretly cultivate a powerful fighting force, and this Spirit World would be very suitable.

"I've tried before, but it didn't work."

Tamura Hao was somewhat disappointed. He had tried this method before, but unfortunately, it had failed. The sealing technique for the sealed space could not shake this thing at all.

"You can use your mother's Yin-Yang Release power to integrate the Heavenly Stone Gate into it, which will in turn strengthen the power of the Heavenly Stone Gate and increase the chances of entering your mother's Origin Sphere space in the future."

By revealing the true solution, Black Zetsu clearly understands that chakra is very passive when dealing with non-chakra systems. For example, it is difficult to be effective against Sage Art, and even his mother's Truth-Seeking Balls could not break down Hagoromo and the others' Sage Art power.

Therefore, the best approach to achieve the perfect effect is to use the corresponding chakra to erode it. Fortunately, the younger brother possesses an item whose power resonates with this spatial passage.

"Why didn't I think of that?"

Tamura Hao was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead and hurriedly stepped forward, injecting the power of the Uchiha Retsuyo Susanoo's spiritual artifact, the Heavenly Stone Gate, into the Great Vortex Channel, and using Kaguya's Yin-Yang Release power to guide the fusion, or rather, the erosion.

Because it was also spatial in nature, the fusion went smoothly, and Tamura Hao also gained some senses of this great vortex passage.

Without delay, they used this connection to temporarily seal the entire vortex into a sealed space, and then used the eight thousand spears engraved on the Third Raikage's body as coordinates to create a spatial passage.

The Third Raikage, who was discussing matters with Tsuchida in his office, turned his head to look at the suddenly appearing spatial passage and then at the disciple opposite him.

Tutai also looked over and saw the excitement on the boy's face, immediately knowing that there was good news.

"Have you thought of a way to relocate?"

Both of them stood up excitedly; they had been worrying about this for some time.

The Spirit Realm has already been conquered, and it's a rare treasure trove; it would be a huge loss not to occupy it.

However, the Lost Mountain is too far from the Land of Lightning, and it is not realistic to station a large number of troops there. It would be best to transfer them here, but that would be the most difficult. Even Uzumaki Tamayo and others said that they could not do it with sealing techniques.

"It's done!"

Tamura Hao passed through the portal, gave a brief reply, then smashed through the window and headed straight for Yunlei Gorge.

Although the spatial portal was successfully sealed into the sealed space, it could not be maintained for long, and they had to hurry to Cloud Thunder Gorge to get out.

He hadn't been running for long when a large hand grabbed his collar, lifting him off the ground and carrying him along. It was the Third Raikage.

Although the Third Raikage was unaware of the specifics, seeing his disciple's urgency, he knew that they needed to reach Cloud Thunder Gorge as soon as possible.

Tamura Hao was quite annoyed by being dragged around like this, and immediately used his transformation technique to transform into Tsuchida-sama's appearance to avoid being seen by acquaintances.

There was nothing he could do; even Mr. Tian had his pride.

This scene made the man on the earthen platform behind grit his teeth and his face contort in rage.

The Third Raikage, at full speed, arrived at Cloud Thunder Gorge in no time. Tamura Hao immediately turned the already unstable Heavenly Stone Gate out.

Sure enough, once back in the real world, the Heavenly Stone Gate returned to stability.

"It really worked!"

Looking at the vortex portal in front of him, the Third Raikage was so happy that his mouth almost stretched to his ears.

Now the Spirit World completely belongs to their Hidden Cloud Village.

"Finally got this sorted out."

Tamura Hao breathed a sigh of relief; he had put in a lot of effort to divert attention from this vortex during this period.

"Go back and rest, relax for a few days, we'll handle things here."

The Third Raikage patted his disciple on the shoulder with satisfaction; things would be much easier to handle from there.

"Then I'll go back, teacher!"

Sensing the earthen platform's chakra rapidly approaching, Tamura Hao decisively made his escape.

"Where's that brat?"

Before long, Tu Tai arrived with a group of ANBU, his face still contorted with rage, clearly angered by the boy's actions.

"How old are you? Why are you still getting angry with a child?"

The Third Raikage chuckled, then pointed to the giant vortex.

"You take care of what happens next. This place will become another foundation for the rise of our Hidden Cloud Village."

Tu Tai turned his gaze to the large whirlpool, temporarily setting aside the previous unpleasantness.

Although that brat can be infuriating at times, he's very capable and always manages to surprise people. This time, their Hidden Cloud Village has made a fortune.

Not only did they completely acquire those spirit beasts, but they also gained access to the entire spirit realm, whose rich natural energy was perfect for cultivating immortal arts.

At least one can cultivate to the level of a celestial being of the monk lineage; as for true celestial arts, one must find a way to continue researching and perfecting them.

Putting that aside, on the other side, Tamura Hao returned home and enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Karura and Uchiha Mikoto. Finally, he lazily lay on the sofa with his belly protruding.

"How's the research on the illusion world going?"

After taking a sip of the tea that Karura had brought him, Tamura Hiroshi asked a question.

Seeing that they were getting down to business, Uchiha Mikoto, though still angry, began to explain.

"The illusion barrier of Mount Myōboku is very useful and has made further progress in the research, but it is still a long way from the idea you put forward."

Furthermore, my illusion magic skills aren't very high. If possible, I could capture Chiri-nee; having her join would definitely greatly accelerate the research progress.

I haven't been involved in this research for very long, and I've only made some initial progress. I'm still far from achieving my goal of creating that illusionary world.

According to this bastard's idea, it was an infinitely expandable illusionary world that could continuously expand along with the World Immortal Tree.

It also absorbs everyone's chakra to maintain itself, and there are many other requirements. Each of these is difficult to develop, and it is extremely difficult to finally make it a success.

Most importantly, his genjutsu skills are not top-notch. After all, he is not yet an adult, and his genjutsu abilities mainly rely on the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan. He has not even fully mastered the eye techniques yet, let alone developed them in depth.

The strongest illusionists she knew were Sister Zhili and Brother Mingjing. Needless to say, given that bastard's behavior, he definitely wouldn't recruit Brother Mingjing, but there was still a chance with Sister Zhili.

"You want to save Uchiha Chiri's life?"

Tamura Hao saw through the girl's deeper intentions; she was subtly trying to protect Uchiha Chiri.

After all, given the current situation, even if Uchiha Myōkyō and the others don't perish on the battlefield, they will be tricked and killed by certain people in Konoha.

Furthermore, Mikoto Uchiha has witnessed the immense hidden strength of the Hidden Cloud Village, and her mindset has already begun to change, so it's not surprising that she would have such thoughts.

"Sister Chiri's illusion magic is the strongest, which can greatly accelerate the progress of your illusion world project."

Mikoto Uchiha did not deny it, nor did she expect to be able to hide it from this big bastard.

However, this was an open scheme, and she believed that the big bad guy would eventually agree.

"Winning her over will be a bit difficult; we'll have to wait."

Tamura Hao did not refuse. Since he had already captured Uchiha Mikoto, he naturally wouldn't mind capturing Uchiha Chiri as well.

By imprinting it with the Eight Thousand Spears, it can be brought under control. Combined with the ability to perceive emotions and the control threat from certain bonds, the chances of success are quite high.

For example, they could take advantage of the relationship between Uchiha Chisato and Uchiha Myokyo.

"You're thinking bad things again."

Seeing that familiar expression on someone's face, Uchiha Mikoto immediately became alert.

This bastard was the worst person she had ever met, the worst of all. He didn't act like a ninja from Kumogakure at all.

"Yes, I originally planned to kill Uchiha Akemi according to Fugaku-kun's list, but now it seems I have to spare his life so that I can better threaten and control Uchiha Chiri."

Tamura Hiroshi spoke very casually, saying that he had done this kind of thing many times before, and that it had proven to be very effective.

"You despicable, shameless bastard!"

After glaring at someone resentfully, Uchiha Mikoto knew this was no good.

Even Garuda couldn't help but roll her eyes; she had been threatened in the same way before.

Although I know Haojun meant well, his methods were truly despicable, shameless, and brutal.

"Compared to Konoha, our Kumogakure is more suitable for Uchiha Chiri. At least here we won't get tricked to death."

Tamura Hao didn't take it seriously. He thought it would be a waste to keep someone as talented as Uchiha Chiri in Konoha. He believed that she could only give full play to her talents if she was brought to their Hidden Cloud Village.

"But that doesn't hide the fact that you're a despicable and shameless bastard!"

Mikoto Uchiha snorted coldly, still full of resentment about this point, as she had been bullied terribly by this bastard back then.

Faced with the girl's resentment, Tamura Hao raised an eyebrow, immediately grabbed her and pinned her down on his lap, then unleashed a barrage of blows on her pert breasts.

Mikoto Uchiha naturally wanted to resist, but her body was once again paralyzed by that hateful lightning chakra, and her chakra was suppressed by the Eight Thousand Spears Seal, so she couldn't even use Susanoo to defend herself.

I have absolutely no power to resist this despicable and shameless bastard. It's outrageous.

Biting her pink lips, Mikoto Uchiha endured this humiliation. She would remember it in her heart and wait until she was strong enough to hang this bastard up and beat him for ten days and ten nights.

"When you ask someone for a favor, you have to have the right attitude. Do you really think you're still the young lady of the Uchiha clan here?"

After the initial barrage of attacks, Tamura Hao gave the girl a verbal lecture, telling her that she needed to make her face reality and stop harboring dangerous thoughts all the time.

I'll beat you to death sooner or later!

glaring angrily at someone, Uchiha Mikoto gently rubbed her numb back and leaned against the wall to go upstairs.

Mikoto Uchiha remembers all these scores; don't let me find a chance for revenge.

Karura, who had been watching from the sidelines, shook her head with amusement. Then, her expression changed, and she asked seriously, "Is Hao-kun also plotting against Yekura? I heard from Sasori that you gave Yekura a portion of Amaterasu Flame when you were in Konoha."

She learned this from a conversation she had with Xiao Xie a while ago when they celebrated her birthday. At that time, she knew that Hao Jun definitely had ill intentions.

"Hmm, I want to test whether Suna-kun has the magnanimity and spirit of a Kage. From the second time we met, Suna-kun's malice towards me was very glaring."

Tamura Hao still didn't deny it, and afterwards, he needed his best friend, Karura, to do some persuasion to bring Yekura over.

After a moment of silence, Karura said helplessly, "Rasa did it all for Sunagakure."

She knew Haojun's ability to perceive good and evil, and she also knew Luosha's personality and style, which always put the interests of the village at the core. This was the main reason why the Third Generation and others appreciated Luosha.

However, from the perspective of Kumogakure and Haojun, Rasa's actions and hostility are not so good.

"I understand. What happens in the future depends on Suna's own choices."

Tamura Hiroshi could understand this. Just like the saying from his previous life, "The enemy's foe is my hero." Adults do things based on their stance.

Just like the murderous intent that Uchiha Retsuyo and Uchiha Fugaku harbored towards themselves, even with cooperation, that murderous intent did not diminish in the slightest.

Of course, he also harbored strong murderous intent towards those two.

Because they all knew that in the end they would only become enemies, not friends. They couldn't subdue those two, and those two would never submit to the Hidden Cloud Village.

However, understanding is one thing, but it doesn't prevent one from making calculations.

"I'll go run you a bath."

With a sigh, Karura got up and went upstairs.

She could no longer participate in such matters; she could only ensure that Haojun would not intentionally harm Sunagakure and strive to guide the alliance between Sunagakure and Kumogakure.

This is the limit of what I can do, and also the limit that Yunyin Village and Haojun can tolerate.

She is a smart person who knows what she should and shouldn't do. She can help Sunagakure appropriately without harming the interests of Kumogakure, but too much is not good.

Otherwise, if one insists on going one's own way, it will only have the opposite effect.

Tamura Hao sat on the sofa for a while, then finished his tea before going upstairs to wash up and go to bed.

Perhaps because of that previous encounter, Mikoto Uchiha didn't come to this room tonight, but slept in her own bedroom instead, with only Karura coming over.

Having finished his bath, Tamura Hiroshi unceremoniously embraced Karura and buried his face deep into the snow-capped mountains of the desert.

He didn't intend to be the kind of abstinent, celibate male god. As a man, his most fundamental interests are nothing more than money, power, and sex; to put it more elegantly, career and love.

In this world with a cultivation civilization, he has an extra advantage: strength. This is what he values ​​most, hoping to eventually achieve immortality like the Otsutsuki clan and roam the universe freely.

Then there are the beautiful women in love; they won't ignore anyone they can find attractive.

At this stage, the only ones that can truly connect with me are Karura and Vanilla Whirlpool. Vanilla Whirlpool is too small and hasn't fully developed yet, so making her into a body pillow is already the limit.

Karura, on the other hand, is a big sister, the kind that can drive you crazy with boredom.

Although they are still minors, it is still acceptable to engage in some intimate gestures.

Of course, the most important thing is to deepen the bond through feelings. Don't let yourself get ruined by some blond guy one day and end up having a melodramatic and tragic story unfold. That would be so tragic.

The boy's initiative made Ruro stiffen slightly, feeling somewhat uncomfortable, but she did not refuse.

Ultimately, she did have some affection for the young man in front of her and wasn't averse to him.

"After finding out that Rasa-kun has a new girlfriend, aren't you angry, Karura-neechan?"

After enjoying himself for a while, Tamura Hiroshi suddenly asked a question.

"At first I was a little angry and disappointed, but I was already dead in Sunagakure. It's good that Rasa was able to get out of this. You have to look forward to life."

After a long silence, Gallo finally spoke, his feelings on the matter somewhat complicated.

I was indeed a little uncomfortable when I first learned this information, but I quickly came to terms with it.

Back during the battle at Uzushiogakure, her connection with Rasa was already severed. Whether she was rescued by Haojun and Kumogakure or allowed to die, it was impossible for her to return to Sunagakure.

One must face reality and look forward; one cannot live in a fantasy world forever, as that will only harm oneself and others in the end.

"Enough about me, Haojun, you're getting a bit of a womanizer. Be careful you don't get chopped up in the future."

Shifting the topic to the boy, and thinking of her best friends who lived in the house, Karura could tell that the boy had a big heart.

This is very dangerous.

"I am in good health."

Tamura Hiroshi had absolute confidence that his efforts to improve his physical fitness were not only for survival, but could also have other benefits.

In addition, there are similar ideas for in-depth research into lightning techniques, which can also be applied to other areas.

Then there's the localized multiplication technique, similar to the Akimichi family's. That's a great secret technique, a top-tier technique worth recommending to all men.

"Small in stature but big in intelligence!"

Karura, understanding the implication, rolled her eyes, then closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Tamura Hiroshi didn't do anything strange, and just fell asleep with her in his arms.

He hasn't had a good night's sleep in a while and needs to relax for a few days.

Meanwhile, in another boudoir, Uchiha Mikoto was pressing her pillow against the wall and punching it repeatedly.

If I don't beat myself up, my thoughts won't be clear, and I'll have insomnia.

After being pounded for an unknown amount of time, Uchiha Mikoto finally lay helplessly on the bed, her mind filled with many thoughts. She didn't know whether to cry or laugh about her current situation.

"What's wrong with this world? Why are so many bad things happening?"

She couldn't help but feel a little lost. She was now very clear about the predicament the Uchiha clan was facing. They were beset by internal and external troubles, and in the future, they might even be wiped out.

Why can't we all just live our lives peacefully?

Why must there be struggle, or even war?

(End of this chapter)