Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 189 Cultivating Illusions

After obtaining the most primal immortal power, Tamura Hao immediately upgraded the immortal spell seal on the World Immortal Tree, infusing it with a pure and primal immortal power.

Previously, the World Tree could only fuse Sage Chakra with Sage Technique Seals, but now it can refine and fuse with natural energy, so its growth rate will definitely be further improved.

After doing all this, Tamura Hao left Kumogakure and returned to the front lines.

The magic technique has been initially developed successfully; the next step is to continuously improve it.

The Thunder Sage Mode requires the development of entirely new lightning-based powers, which cannot be rushed.

Moreover, the crisis brought about by Mount Myoboku has been temporarily resolved, and there is no longer any need to be so urgent.

Upon arriving at the camp, Tamura Hao immediately approached Yozuki Ai, bringing her a basket of sake and a large basin of braised beef.

Ye Yue Ai knew what was going on, so she didn't say much, picked up a bottle of wine and drank it down.

Tamura Hiroshi took out a bottle of milk and drank it all; he was still a minor and was strictly prohibited from drinking alcohol.

"Why did you suddenly give up? With your personality, Brother Ai, you shouldn't be afraid."

After stuffing a piece of braised beef into his mouth, chewing and swallowing it, Tamura Hao asked a question.

"What is a shadow in your opinion?"

Ye Yue Ai also stuffed a piece of beef into her mouth, chewed and swallowed it, and asked a question with a serious expression.

"I hadn't thought about it before, but the three generations of teachers said it was power, honor, and even more so, responsibility."

Shaking his head, Tamura Hao didn't know much about this, mainly because he hadn't thought about it seriously before. The Third Master's words were quite sudden.

"Responsibility is of utmost importance!"

Nodding, Ye Yue Ai downed another bottle of wine and looked up at the bright moon in the night sky.

"If the opponent is just another ninja village, I have absolute confidence that I can take on the position of Kage. But we will face too many and too strong enemies in the future, and there may even be legendary beings among them."

I am not afraid to face those beings, nor am I afraid to die in battle, but the Shadow itself has a special meaning to the village. It carries many things, and its death in battle would be a huge blow to the village.

If left unattended at a critical moment, it could very well lead to total defeat.

Moreover, our Hidden Cloud Village is different from other ninja villages; we place more emphasis on strength, and the Kage must be the strongest person in the village.

Other aspects can be lacking, but there can be absolutely no exaggeration when it comes to strength.

Hao, you are the strongest and have the greatest potential among our generation. At most, I will grow to the level of Dad, but you can surpass us and lead the village forward.

You are the most suitable candidate!

Yotsuki Ai herself has a strict and profound understanding of the Shadow, and it is precisely because of this understanding that she made the decision to give up.

He couldn't leave hidden dangers for the village because of his own selfish desires, and he also admired this junior brother very much. This was the future of their Hidden Cloud Village.

Sensing the emotional fluctuations of Yozuki Ai, Tamura Hao was deeply moved.

Looking at Aya Yotsuki's performance in the original work, she truly deserves the title of Raikage and is impeccable in her sense of responsibility, so it is not surprising that she was chosen.

"Those plans still require my identity to operate. I previously suggested to the third generation teacher that I create a false identity to become the fourth generation."

He reiterated his previous suggestion that his new identity would require the assistance and cooperation of Ye Yue Ai.

"The plan absolutely cannot be changed."

With a slight grin, Yozuki Ai wanted to laugh when she thought about the schemes targeting Shimura Danzo and Konoha, and even felt a little pity for them.

"The power of the three immortals has been deciphered. It is a pure and original immortal power. After being integrated with the immortal spell seal, it can guide natural energy into the body's cells. At present, it only has the effect of enhancing the body's potential and lifespan. It still needs to be continuously improved."

Tamura Hao shared a portion of his immortal power with him; he was never stingy with his own people.

Moreover, he doesn't plan to deal with those super strong individuals alone in the future, so cultivating the people around him is very important.

"So much progress already!"

Ye Yue Ai was surprised. She took the power of the immortal technique and sealed it into the immortal technique seal without hesitation. She quickly felt the wonder of that power. All the cells in her body were activated, and it seemed that it could be maintained for a long time.

"Essentially, it's just a matter of mixing three powers together, then separating the essence of the three immortals, leaving behind the purest immortal power."

To put it simply, this wasn't made using technology, but rather it was created by a powerful flying brick, forcibly fused and separated using the power of the Ten-Tails and Princess Kaguya.

"As expected, you're the most suitable person to be a shadow!"

As she further experienced the changes in her body, Ye Yue Ai couldn't help but sigh, and her resolve to make that decision grew even stronger.

Hao is the future of their Hidden Cloud Village!

"You broke through?"

Tamura Hao then realized that Yotsuki Ai's chakra had transformed, and he had become a Kage-level powerhouse.

"He broke through to the next level shortly after returning."

Speaking of this, Ye Yue Ai couldn't help but feel proud.

The breakthrough in chakra greatly enhanced his strength, and even his training in lightning-attribute nature transformation improved significantly.

……

After chatting with Yozuki Ai until late at night, Tamura Hao returned to his residence there and then distributed his Sage Mode power to the three Uchiha girls, allowing them to further enhance their strength.

There are quite a few enemies at the moment, and they must all improve their strength so that they can deal with them one by one in the future.

In this respect, top-tier experts are even more important, as they can determine the course of the battle.

"What's your relationship with that Izumi Shimura?"

Kushina Uzumaki suddenly asked a question, even with a hint of accusation.

"Ms. Izumi has also come to the front lines?"

Tamura Hao was surprised, guessing that the person must have arrived, otherwise this girl wouldn't have asked this question.

"So you really bullied them too."

Seeing her fiancé's behavior, Kushina Uzumaki knew that her previous guess had come true; this bastard was bullying other girls again.

"She wanted to avenge her boyfriend, Sarutobi Shinnosuke. I was forced into self-defense."

Tamura Hiroshi said it wasn't his fault; he was a positive person, and the girl came to him of her own accord.

"Then why didn't you kill her? Did you fall for her?"

Kushina Uzumaki's questioning tone intensified, as if this big bad guy was a womanizer who had attracted so many girls and was still not satisfied.

"She is Danzo Shimura's daughter and Hiruzen Sarutobi's daughter-in-law. If I kill her, none of us will ever leave Konoha."

He rolled his eyes at her, thinking, "Why can't this girl use her brain a little more?"

"You definitely have bad intentions towards them."

With a soft snort, Kushina Uzumaki was absolutely certain that this big bad guy had his eye on her, just like when he had his eye on Mikoto.

This is such a fickle radish!

"She doesn't seem to be in a good mental state."

Uchiha Hikaru, who was wiping the Ame-no-Murakumo sword on the side, said that he had fought against Nashimura Izumi before and could clearly feel that the opponent's mental state was not right.

He seems even more dangerous than those Uchiha. I really don't know what this bastard did to that girl.

"Is it really that fragile? That shouldn't be the case!"

Tamura Hiroshi was puzzled. That person was very strong, with a willpower that exceeded his expectations. How could he be mentally unstable?

Did she go insane after learning that her fiancé had been cut up?

"What did the master do to her?"

Vanilla Whirlpool was puzzled; the man's mental state was just too strange, it was creepy to look at.

"I didn't do anything, just stripped her naked and took some artistic photos with me to use as blackmail material. In the end, I made her drink a lot of laxatives and extremely spicy chili water, and then waited for a while."

Tamura spoke casually, even with a slightly innocent expression. Compared to killing him, this was already a very light punishment.

"abnormal!"

Uchiha Hikaru's disgusted expression was truly monstrous.

"What a pervert!"

Kushina Uzumaki felt disgusted and even felt a little pity for Izumi Nashimura; it was the latter's bad luck to have encountered such a pervert.

"Will the master take her in?"

Whirlpool Vanilla was more curious. Anything that its owner would go to such lengths to treat must be valuable. Would it bring it along as well?

"No, she herself is not of much value, but she is, after all, the daughter of Shimura Danzo, and her status is relatively special. It is best not to provoke her."

Tamura Hao shook his head. Shimura Izumi's greatest value to him was cutting off the possibility of Sarutobi Konohamaru being born. That was all. And since Sarutobi Shinnosuke had already been cut off, Sarutobi Konohamaru could never appear again.

In the original work, it was just a background character with little plot, and its own aptitude was relatively average. It did not have the bloodline power of the Otsutsuki lineage, so its potential was limited.

Coupled with her stubborn nature, bringing her back would be pointless.

Most importantly, I have to give Danzo some face. I'm still waiting to inherit Danzo's legacy in the future, so I can't afford to fall out with him.

Of course, if there's a chance, it would be best to have another ninja village kill it.

"She doesn't seem like a bad person."

Kushina Uzumaki was puzzled by this. She had met Izumi Nashimura back in Uzushiogakure and had a good impression of him at the time.

Moreover, the way Shimura Izumi looked at him during the duel was a bit strange, and he didn't even come out when he was challenged.

When they met during the Chunin Exams, the other party also acted very strangely.

"She is not inherently bad. Although she is the daughter of Shimura Danzo, she was brainwashed by Sarutobi Hiruzen's Will of Fire and truly believed that Sarutobi Hiruzen was righteous and even rejected her father, Shimura Danzo."

It's quite funny, really. Shimura Danzo's daughter was brainwashed by Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Sarutobi Hiruzen's son leaned towards Shimura Danzo's ideas. Perhaps that's the bond between them.

Tamura Hiroshi recalled his first meeting and conversation with Shimura Izumi at the entrance of Uzushiogakure. He was adorably silly and endearingly foolish.

However, given that this work was created by Hiruzen Sarutobi, it's normal to have that kind of mentality.

"So, Izumi-nee didn't know about the conspiracy that Shimura Danzo and the others plotted in the Land of Whirlpools."

With a bright look in her eyes, Kushina Uzumaki felt much better.

She had a very good impression of Shimura Izumi at the time, and even gave him a gift. Afterwards, she found it hard to believe that Shimura Izumi had come to harm their Uzushiogakure.

Now it's all clear: Shimura Izumi was indeed unaware of the conspiracy, and she wasn't in cahoots with Shimura Danzo. She was also deceived by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"It's impossible for Hiruzen Sarutobi to send all the malicious people to contact you. You're more likely to trust a silly and cute girl like Izumi Shimura."

There are many similar idiots in Konoha, including Jiraiya.

Tamura Hiroshi understood this perfectly; he would have done the same if he were in his shoes.

Hiruzen, a similar figure, trained many others, including Jiraiya, Izumi Shimura, the future Naruto Uzumaki, Itachi Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, and so on.

Only idiots would actually believe in Hiruzen Sarutobi. Look at those ninja clan members; in the Konoha Crush plan, they only chose to unleash their power after Hiruzen Sarutobi died, thus driving out the Sand Village and Sound Village ninjas in one fell swoop.

Of course, it all comes down to perspective. From Hiruzen Sarutobi's point of view, doing so would have been the right thing to do.

"Then we won't kill her."

Kushina Uzumaki made a decision: since Izumi Shimura was unaware of the original conspiracy, there was no need for revenge. As long as he didn't stand in their way of revenge, they wouldn't kill him.

She only wanted to annihilate the Third Hokage and their families, making them pay for their blood debts!

"Where is Grandma Mito's soul?"

Suddenly, she asked about something else. She knew a little about the Death God Project, and according to the intelligence, Grandma Mito used the Reaper Death Seal before she died, and her soul should have been swallowed by a Death God.

The village previously captured all the Grim Reapers in the Death God Plan, so they should also capture Grandma Mito's soul.

"The souls that Death swallows will eventually be digested and become part of Death. It's been a year, what do you think can still remain?"

"You don't actually think the 'sacrifice' part of the 'corpse seal' is a joke, do you?"

He rolled his eyes. Tamura Hiroshi had also tried to find Uzumaki Mito's soul among those Shinigami, but unfortunately he hadn't found it.

Moreover, although the Reaper Death Seal is a forbidden sealing technique, the Grim Reaper is alive, and the souls he swallows are not just for sealing, unless someone protects the souls he has swallowed.

Furthermore, the caster of the Reaper Death Seal is essentially a sacrifice, meant to be consumed by the Grim Reaper.

The fact that the souls of the four Hokage could remain sealed for so long in the original work clearly means that someone protected them, and it must have been the Sage of Six Paths.

Otherwise, the souls released after Orochimaru unleashed the Reaper Death Seal wouldn't have consisted of only four Hokage.

It should be noted that as the strongest sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan, it has been used many times and sealed the souls of countless powerful individuals. It is absolutely impossible that only those four people were involved.

Even though the Uzumaki clan has many death masks and death gods, they must have been used countless times over the past thousand years, especially during that era of war. Otherwise, they wouldn't have enshrined death masks in the shrine.

Kushina Uzumaki fell silent, feeling somewhat saddened.

Another loved one has been lost!

"That's all, time for bed!"

Tamura Hiroshi pulled off the bath towel wrapped around his waist and lay down on the bed.

Wearing her pajamas, Vanilla Whirlpool was the first to lie down, rubbing her delicate cheek against her owner's chest, while wondering to herself.

The master has a scent that belongs to Karura, and it's very clear. This must be something that comes from a long period of intimate contact. What happened between the master and Karura in the village before?

Tamura Hao was unaware of the girl's thoughts. At this moment, his consciousness had entered the sealed space, observing a clone being nurtured by one of the tails of the Little Ten-Tails.

This was to create a disguise for the Fourth Raikage. He needed not only a disguised identity, but also a physical fighting force, so he had to create a physical clone.

Currently, the secret techniques he has mastered that can create real clones include the Spore Technique derived from White Zetsu, the Splitting Technique from Iwagakure, and the split bodies of the Ten-Tails.

Then came the initial cloning technology. For this, he obtained a cell from the Third Raikage, used it as a base to enhance it with the biotechnology from the Book of Grell, implanted it into a spore White Zetsu, and then integrated it with a split of the Ten-Tails, ultimately creating such a relatively independent clone.

Of course, the eight thousand spear imprints must be integrated, and because it is an avatar, it is only a body and no soul has been generated.

And this is just one example. The other nine tails of the Little Ten-Tails also have a clone being conceived, each implanted with a bloodline limit ninja cell.

These are Steel Release, Swift Release, Storm Release, Lightning-Earth-Magnetic Release, the cells of the Third Kazekage's Wind-Earth-Magnetic Release, Shikotsumyaku, Sharingan, Byakugan, and Tobirama Senju's cell clones.

Each of them incorporates a small Ten-Tails clone. Tamura Hao plans to use the White Zetsu clone implanted with Tobirama Senju's cells as the main body and use the Oni-Garuru Technique to merge the other clones into his body, referencing the operation of Hyuga Kagami in the Tenseigan world next door.

With the small Ten-Tails' split body as a medium, the compatibility was already quite high. Furthermore, Tobirama Senju's cells possessed all-attribute chakra, making them the perfect foundation. Even Hashirama Senju couldn't compare to Tobirama Senju in this regard.

Because Hashirama Senju did not possess the Yin attribute, not to mention Tobirama Senju also had the rare Spatial attribute.

With so many bloodline limits combined in one body, the potential is definitely not bad, especially in close combat, which can create a high-end combat force.

The one with the Uchiha bloodline used Uchiha Rai's cells, so that the Sharingan he developed could match Uchiha Rai's eye power, thus perfectly inheriting Takemikazuchi's eye technique power from the Ten-Tails.

"The potential of the bloodline limit is a bit low."

Looking at the eight clones that were being nurtured, Tamura Hao was not satisfied.

Aside from the bloodline limit passed down by the Sage of Six Paths brothers, the potential of other escape techniques' bloodline limits is limited.

The potential and power of a kekkei genjutsu are determined by the number of attributes fused. The kekkei genjutsu limit of two attributes is the lowest, while the kekkei genjutsu limit of seven attributes is the highest.

Even the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release was powerless against Bloodline Limits, and he even gave up maintaining Dust Release when facing Madara Uchiha's final Susanoo.

When facing the truly powerful figures in the ninja world, relying solely on dual-attribute bloodline limits is far from sufficient.

Unfortunately, the only kekkei genkai (bloodline limit) technique available at this stage is kekkei genkai. Fortunately, both steel kekkei genkai and swift kekkei genkai enhance the body, and the stronger the physical attributes, the greater the combat power.

"We need weapons too, and this axe will come in handy."

Having summoned the spiritual weapon axe that Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Vanilla had sealed from Uchiha Fugaku's Susanoo, Tamura Hiroshi decided to forge a battle axe, which would also perfectly match the character setting he had envisioned.

Although he is skilled in swordsmanship, he needs to change his weapons and fighting style in order to avoid being associated with certain things and causing any unforeseen events.

There are many clever people in the ninja world, such as Orochimaru, who has mastered core technology.

"We need to seal away a few more axes from Lord Fugaku."

Looking at the illusory axe in front of him, Tamura Hao knew it wasn't enough.

This thing is essentially Yin Release power, but when combined with the power of the Sharingan, it undergoes a qualitative change and acquires special characteristics.

The characteristics of this axe are sharpness and heavy impact. The one we have now was taken from outside and is not Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan, so it is much inferior in essence.

Ideally, they would seize Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan, but since they are currently in a cooperative relationship with the Uchiha, they can't go too far. They can only try to steal Fugaku's axe a few more times.

Anyway, now that Fugaku has that arm, his Mangekyou Sharingan power can recover quickly, so taking it a few more times won't have much of an impact on him. I doubt Fugaku would care.

(End of this chapter)