Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 190 The Meeting of Four Shadows

Without lingering in the camp, Tamura Hao used the Heavenly Delivery Technique to travel to the Land of Rain the next day.

The four-village alliance was going to hold a meeting in Amegakure, which was the main reason why he returned to the front lines so quickly.

They even brought a special altar for the Heavenly Sending Technique, which was specifically used to assist the Heavenly Sending Technique.

He has analyzed and mastered the secrets of the Heavenly Gift Technique, and with the added power of the lightning attribute enhanced by Takemikazuchi, he can now unleash it.

However, it must be used in conjunction with this altar, as it is a ninja tool and cannot yet be used independently to perform the Heavenly Delivery Technique.

The reason why the Heavenly Delivery Technique is so highly valued is because it consumes very little energy for ultra-long-distance teleportation.

While the Flying Thunder God Technique and Uchiha Retsuyo's Space-Time Eye Technique are convenient, they consume too much energy when teleporting over extremely long distances, and require coordinates or spells as a medium for connection.

The last time I opened the gate from Kumogakure to the Summoning World, it consumed 10,000 chakra, and the maintenance cost was also high, consuming one chakra per second.

Even though the Ten-Tails' chakra is vast, it is not limitless. We should conserve it as much as possible, so mastering the Heavenly Delivery Technique is essential.

The Third Raikage entrusted him with the task of this alliance meeting, and he came alone.

It's not that we don't want to send people, but that Tamura Hao's current strength and methods are enough to deal with all the powerful figures in the ninja world.

If you really face a strong enemy or encounter some kind of danger, you can be more at ease when you are alone. At least if you want to run away, you can run away easily.

At this time, all the major ninja villages learned that the Hidden Cloud Village had conquered the entire Summoning World, and even the legendary three holy lands had been taken down.

However, apart from Konoha, the other three major ninja villages don't know much about the Summoning World, especially the strength of the three holy lands, except for those large summoning beasts. This is one of the main reasons for holding this meeting.

In Amegakure, representatives from the four great ninja villages arrived at a specially prepared meeting room, led by Hanzo. The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and the Third Kazekage were both present. Kirigakure sent a short man named Yagura Karatachi.

In addition, each of the three parties brought a follower, who were all old acquaintances of Tamura Hiroshi.

Behind Ōnoki is his son, Kōtsuchi; behind Kōtachi Yagura stands Tōkusa no Eijin; and behind the Third Kazekage is Yōkura.

Noticing the boy's gaze, Ye Cang glared back, her eyes filled with anger, which puzzled Tamura Hao, who couldn't understand what he had done to offend this young lady.

The four sides and Hanzo, representing the home team, first discussed the breach of the three holy sites.

"A bunch of beasts dare to participate in the Ninja World War."

Onoki scoffed at this. Possessing Dust Release, he never took those summoning beasts seriously. Even tailed beasts could be broken down by his Dust Release, which was why he was able to easily suppress the two tailed beasts in the village in the past.

It's good that the Hidden Cloud Village has taken over the Spirit World, especially the three great holy lands, so that those beasts won't continue to help Konoha fight.

"The severe damage to the three holy lands will be beneficial to our next strategy, but it will also be detrimental. They have been driven out of the Summoning World and will definitely be stationed in the Land of Fire for a while, which will provide greater assistance to Konoha."

The Third Kazekage was somewhat worried, and he was also quite displeased with the summoned beasts of the three holy lands.

In recent years, many village ninjas have died in the mouths of those summoning snakes. In his view, the three holy lands are in cahoots with Konoha.

Although the Hidden Cloud Village had previously been passive and reluctant in the war, which made them very dissatisfied, they did not expect that the village would suddenly launch a fierce attack and directly conquer the three holy lands.

This must have caused significant losses to the Hidden Cloud Village, which made them feel much more at ease.

However, the remnants of the three holy lands still existed, and a huge crimson serpent appeared on the opposite side of their lines. It was even larger and more ferocious than the Thousand Serpents of the past.

Therefore, the legendary sage must still be alive, and most likely in Konoha. The upcoming war will be much more difficult.

"That slug is also very troublesome. Although it doesn't go to the battlefield, its healing ability is amazing. It can bring anyone back to life as long as they're not dead."

Onoki was somewhat troubled by the slug's abilities. The Senju clan and the ninja army they led were able to fight Iwagakure until now thanks at least half of that worm's contribution.

The Iwagakure ninjas fought tooth and nail to injure the Konoha ninjas, but the worm was able to heal them quickly and get them back into battle.

Even on the battlefield, every Konoha ninja has a small slug crawling on them, providing constant healing.

That's outrageous!

"Tsunade's medical skills are also very strong; it won't be easy to defeat her."

Hanzo also looked somewhat worried. He had also declared war on the Land of Fire in this great war. Although it was not the main battlefield, he was still under considerable pressure.

The main reason is that Tsunade's medical skills are very strong, and she developed an antidote that can suppress the toxins of the salamander.

Most of his strength lies in poison, which is the main reason why he is called a demigod. When it comes to large-scale killing, he is no less capable than that ninja god.

However, now that the poison has been suppressed and broken, it no longer has much of a deterrent effect, and the fight has been very difficult recently.

Yagura Karatachi, representing Kirigakure, remained silent, as none of the three great holy lands' summoning beasts had come to Konoha's aid on their side of the battle.

However, due to the internal strife at the time, the strength of Kirigakure was reduced by nearly half, making it still very difficult for them to fight.

"That treacherous monkey, Hiruzen Sarutobi, clearly wants us to wear down the Senju clan, and then take the opportunity to wipe them out after this Shinobi World War is over."

We must break this deadlock as soon as possible. The only way to defeat the Senju clan is to use the extremely high explosive power of the Tailed Beast Ball to completely collapse and destroy Konoha's lines here.

The Third Tsuchikage suddenly brought up the Tailed Beast Ball, glancing at Tamura Hao as he spoke.

He did not underestimate this young man; the information he received alone showed that the young man was now a powerful figure, someone he should take seriously.

"Hao-kun, I heard that the Jinchuriki of your Hidden Cloud Village have mastered the Tailed Beast Ball. It's not just because the sealing technique is more perfect, is it?"

The Third Kazekage chimed in, expressing his envy of how the Hidden Cloud Village had mastered the Tailed Beast Ball.

He had previously asked Bunpuku, who had communicated with the One-Tailed Beast and confirmed that the One-Tailed Beast could use the Tailed Beast Ball.

However, the One-Tailed Beast has a rather volatile and unpredictable temper. Even with Bunpuku, it was impossible to persuade the other party to cooperate in battle. If it were really put on the battlefield, it might immediately turn against Sunagakure.

That's why they didn't put the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki into the battlefield, but only brought them to the front lines as a deterrent.

If they could obtain a method from the Hidden Cloud Village to master the Tailed Beast Ball, their battlefront would be much easier.

Yagura Karatachi couldn't help but look at Tamura Hiroshi. Although he had perfectly sealed the Three-Tails and could suppress it with the power of the seal, it was extremely difficult for him, and he still hadn't been able to master the power of the Tailed Beast Ball.

"Our ability to master the Tailed Beast Ball is not solely due to sealing techniques; there are other methods as well. However, those methods were developed by our Hidden Cloud Village through countless efforts and sacrifices of our ancestors."

Tamura Hao glanced at the three of them, his expression serious and troubled, subtly implying that a deal was possible, but money would be required.

These words made the three of them's eyes light up, realizing that there was a way.

"What do you want?"

The Third Kazekage was the first to speak.

"Various special metals, especially chakra-conducting metals, one cubic meter per village, with chakra-conducting metals accounting for no less than 10%."

Tamura Hao gave them a price; at this stage, they needed a large amount of special metals, especially chakra-conducting metals.

It's not just about forging famous swords; it's also necessary for various high-tech research and development and manufacturing.

"The price is too high. We need to add a sealing technique that can perfectly seal the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails."

Onoki did not refuse, but asked to obtain the corresponding sealing technique.

Their Iwagakure village's sealing techniques were somewhat lacking. Although Yukari successfully sealed the Four-Tails, the sealing technique was not strong enough, causing it to frequently go berserk and resulting in considerable damage to the village.

If we can obtain the perfect sealing technique, things will definitely be much more stable in the future.

"No bargaining. For a perfect sealing technique of a tailed beast, one cubic meter of special metal, and the chakra conduction metal must still not be less than 10%."

These sealing techniques are, after all, the legacy of the Uzumaki clan, and the Uzumaki clan are now members of our Hidden Cloud Village. We must consider their feelings.

Tamura Hiroshi was adamant and had no intention of lowering the price for the other party.

Seeing the boy's determination, Onoki's thick brows furrowed.

Even the Third Kazekage frowned; the price was too high.

Special metals are produced in very small quantities and are specifically used to make ninja tools. They have higher strength and toughness than steel. In particular, chakra-conducting metals can perfectly conduct chakra and even amplify the nature transformation of chakra. Ninja tools forged from them are of great benefit to taijutsu ninjas.

Even their ninja village doesn't have much in reserve in this regard, let alone the fact that they're asking for it by the cubic meter.

"You've conquered the three holy lands, and their immortal arts have fallen into your hands, haven't they?"

Onoki suddenly spoke up. He had been eyeing not only sealing techniques and the method by which Kumogakure mastered the Tailed Beast Ball, but also the Sage Techniques of the three great holy lands.

He had a deep impression of the name Sage Mode. The First Hokage possessed Sage Mode power and defeated Madara Uchiha, who had driven him to despair.

Moreover, given his current state, his potential has been exhausted, and if he wants to improve further, he can only seek it from the outside. Immortal arts are a power that is very suitable for him.

With the aid of immortal techniques, his dust escape ability would definitely be further improved.

After feigning hesitation for a while, Tamura Hiroshi finally spoke.

"Trading is also possible. The immortal techniques and cultivation mediums of the three holy lands are also a cubic meter of special metal. After you obtain them, you can teach them in your respective villages, but you must not pass them on to other villages, otherwise you will become the mortal enemy of our Hidden Cloud Village."

Furthermore, you must specifically target the remnants of the three holy lands and eliminate them as soon as possible. They certainly will not tolerate the leakage of their power, and their alliance with us will be a fight to the death.

"make a deal!"

Onoki gave the boy a long look and agreed to the deal.

Although the asking price is high, the total value is very high.

He could understand why the other party wanted special metals. After all, the main training methods in Kumogakure were ninjutsu and taijutsu, which created a high demand for ninja swords, naturally requiring a lot of special metals to forge them.

"agree."

Seeing that Onoki had agreed, the Third Kazekage thought for a moment and then agreed as well.

Although those special metals are very precious, they are inanimate objects after all, and their ninja combat mainly relies on ninjutsu, with taijutsu only playing a supporting role.

"I need to report this to Lord Mizukage."

Looking at Onoki and then at the Third Kazekage, Yagura Karatachi had no authority to make the decision and could only say that he would report it. However, it was likely that the Mizukage would agree.

Hanzo was very tempted, but ultimately he restrained himself.

He didn't have the substantial resources of the three great ninja villages, so he had to find another way to obtain that kind of Sage Technique inheritance.

The group then discussed some matters related to the war and agreed to meet again in two weeks before departing.

The Third Kazekage and Onoki returned directly, but left Pakura and Kyoto behind to monitor someone and gather information.

Tamura Hiroshi was thinking of sneaking into Ms. Yekura's room late at night, as he was afraid of the dark and needed someone to accompany him at night.

……

"Knock knock!"

"Lord Hao, our leader, Lord Hanzo, invites you and has prepared a banquet for you."

Just as Tamura Hao was preparing to sneak into Yekura's room, a Rain Village ninja came to the door and knocked.

"You couldn't resist either?"

With a smile playing on his lips, Tamura Hao stepped forward and gestured for him to lead the way.

"please!"

Yu Ren respectfully agreed, and then led the way. Soon they arrived at a room, and as the door opened, a spicy aroma wafted out.

It smells like hot pot!

Tamura Hiroshi was not surprised by this, and stepped into the room and sat down cross-legged.

As far as he knew, both Amegakure and the Uchiha Kingdom had built a food and entertainment city, so it wouldn't be surprising if Hanzo had that kind of hot pot here.

"Lord Hao, our Rain Kingdom has limited resources, and this is all we can offer in hospitality. Please do not take offense."

Hanzo appeared very enthusiastic, after all, he needed someone's help.

"Hanzo-senpai, please don't be so formal. I have long admired you. Mifune-senpai even asked me to ask you for some swordsmanship advice on his behalf."

Tamura Hiroshi was very polite, even showing a sense of warmth, and addressed him as "senior".

You can't just call anyone a senior; it has to be someone you're close to.

He was serious about wanting to learn Hanzo's swordsmanship. Hanzo was one of the few sword masters in the ninja world today, and he used a relatively uncommon scythe.

In the Naruto world, only Hanzo and Madara Uchiha were good at using scythes.

He wanted to learn how to use this special weapon.

"Are you Mifune's disciple?"

Hanzo was surprised. He was no stranger to Mifune, although they had only met once, but Mifune was one of the few people he recognized.

"I am considered half a disciple. Senior Mifune gave me his swordsmanship and guided me to see the realm of man and sword as one. However, due to his status, he could not accept me as his disciple."

My swordsmanship teacher was Kusaya Ichiro; you should have heard of Hanzo-senpai.

Tamura Hao brought out his own swordsmanship teacher, a true master whose reputation was no less than that of Mifune.

Sure enough, Hanzo was filled with respect upon hearing the name Kusashi Ichiro.

"So you're a disciple of Master Caoshan. In that case, you're studying sword-making. My sickle is one of his creations."

As he spoke, Hanzo took out his own scythe, which he had specially requested Kusaya Ichiro to forge when he was young in the Land of Iron.

Tamura Hiroshi took the forging and examined it closely, confirming that it was his teacher Kusayama Ichiro's forging technique.

"There are still some flaws. The teacher's sword-making skills probably hadn't reached their peak back then."

The assessment was that this scythe barely reached the level of a supreme masterpiece, and was inferior to the Kurosawa scythe that the teacher forged for Mifune.

"Master Caoshan had only recently become famous at that time. This was the second supreme masterpiece he had forged, and his craftsmanship had not yet reached perfection."

Hanzo nodded, acknowledging this.

Even so, the scythe was extremely sharp and invincible in its hands, capable of cutting through any ninja tool that clashed with it.

In addition, the highly toxic substance applied to it would surely kill anyone who was poisoned.

Unfortunately, all the poisons he possessed were neutralized by that girl from the Senju family, which put him at a significant disadvantage in battle.

The two chatted and ate, and their relationship became much closer.

After finishing all the lettuce on the table, Tamura Hiroshi's expression changed, and he asked seriously, "Hanzo-senpai didn't just invite me here for a meal, did he?"

"I am very interested in immortal arts, but the special metals I possess only add up to half a cubic meter. Does Lord Hao have any other requirements?"

Hanzo didn't mince words and revealed his purpose.

Amegakure was poor, and the special metals they could gather at most half a cubic meter, and that was mostly stolen ninja tools.

Now it depends on whether the other party has taken a fancy to anything else.

Tamura Hiroshi fell into deep thought, having actually anticipated Hanzo's idea.

The allure of immortal techniques is immense for top-tier experts; almost no one can resist them.

Hanzo's strength has reached its limit, and it is impossible for him to advance further on his own. He can only rely on external forces, and Sage Mode is the best choice.

He had even prepared a suitable sage technique for Hanzo long ago, but he couldn't easily lower the price.

Seeing that the boy did not immediately refuse, Hanzo breathed a slight sigh of relief, realizing that there was still room for negotiation.

There was no way around it; he had been under immense pressure these past few years, especially after the girl from the Thousand Hands Clan had broken through all his poisons, leaving him increasingly passive.

If we don't quickly find a way to improve our strength, we'll probably be wiped out soon.

"There is a crimson, one-eyed serpent on the Konoha and Sunagakure front. It has a scale that grows in the opposite direction. I would like to ask Senior Hanzo to bring it along, and also to cut off a piece of flesh from that serpent as the initial medium for Senior to cultivate Sage Mode."

After thinking for a while, Tamura Hiroshi stated a goal.

He was very curious about the reverse scale of the Great Serpent, which even the White Serpent Immortal seemed to covet. If he could get his hands on it and study it, he might make an unexpected discovery.

"Am I suited to cultivate the immortal techniques of Ryuchi Cave?"

Hanzo seemed to be deep in thought, as he didn't know much about the immortal techniques of the three holy lands.

"Yes, the Sage Techniques of the three holy lands each have their own characteristics. In addition to having a powerful amplification effect on ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, the Shikkotsu Forest Sage Technique can grant powerful self-healing ability, the Myoboku Mountain Sage Technique has an amplification effect on physical strength, and the Ryuchi Cave Sage Technique has an amplification effect on speed bursts."

Tamura Hao nodded; the immortal techniques of the three holy lands were indeed very powerful.

"I need detailed information about that snake."

After some deliberation, Hanzo decided to proceed, but he needed to first obtain detailed information about the snake in order to formulate a targeted plan.

Moreover, it's only targeting that snake, not engaging in a war with the Konoha ninja army. If we can finish this quickly, it won't be difficult to retreat safely at our own speed.

Seeing that Hanzo was indeed interested, Tamura Hao did not hesitate and revealed all the information he knew.

He devoured the souls of almost all the snakes in Ryuchi Cave and knew a lot about Shinya. With this information, it shouldn't be difficult for Hanzo to seize the Reverse Scale.

(End of this chapter)