Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 193 Nagato's Decision

What is a Jinchuriki, the Tailed Beast?

Konan asked curiously, "What exactly is a Jinchuriki, the Tailed Beast? Why would all the major ninja villages go to such lengths for it?"

Faced with the little girl's question, Tamura Hao did not hide anything and explained: "In the ninja world, there are nine monsters with enormous chakra. Because they have different numbers of tails, they are called tailed beasts."

We ninjas can seal the tailed beasts into our bodies and use their power to fight. The tailed beasts' strongest attack is called the Tailed Beast Ball, which can destroy the entire Amegakure village in one strike.

Konoha possesses the strongest Nine-Tails, but sealing it is no easy feat; only Uzumaki ninjas can do it.

"One strike could destroy the entire Amegakure!"

Xiao Nan's face turned pale; she truly couldn't imagine that terrifying power.

That's far more terrifying than ninjas.

Who is the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

Nagato suddenly asked, "I heard this person say that only the Uzumaki clan can seal and contain the Nine-Tails. In other words, the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is very likely a member of the Uzumaki clan."

"Her name is Kyu-han, Uzumaki Kyu-han. She is a member of the Uzumaki clan, just like you, who was scattered throughout the ninja world. I don't know where Konoha found her from. Her parents are gone, and Grandma Mito eventually made her the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

After all, Mito was the wife of the First Hokage, inheriting his will and thus preserving the Nine-Tails for the Senju clan, maintaining the balance within Konoha.

"Your parents are gone too?"

Nagato's eyes widened, a bad feeling creeping over her.

If Konoha is truly as this person claims, then that clansman's parents were likely secretly murdered by Konoha so that they could better control the village.

"We don't know the specifics. When we went to Konoha, Mito didn't let us see the Ninth Grader."

Tamura Hiroshi was genuinely unaware of this.

Nagato's expression darkened, and he became even more certain of his guess.

Konoha deserves to die!

"That's how the ninja world is. It's entered a vicious cycle. We're currently in the Second Shinobi World War, and the Third Shinobi World War won't be far off, followed by the Fourth, the Fifth, and so on, without end."

Gently rubbing the little one's round belly and using chakra to aid digestion, Tamura Hao still believed that the form of the ninja world was wrong.

Even if Naruto's era in the future is not stable, just like Hashirama Senju back then, he will maintain a fragile and false peace by relying on his great strength. Once Naruto dies and there is no external threat, the five great ninja villages will still start another ninja world war.

Add to that some ambitious organizations, and the war will go on indefinitely; only unification can bring lasting peace.

This is a world with a cultivation civilization. As long as one is strong enough and immortal, one can maintain the power of the empire one has established.

This is the way to long-term success!

"Is there no way to end the war?"

Yahiko didn't want things to continue like that. He had experienced the suffering of war himself, and if that suffering were to continue indefinitely, the world would become a place of despair.

"There is a way, and all the ninja villages know it: to eliminate the other ninja villages and unify the ninja world."

This point was made by Madara Uchiha, the First Hokage who founded Konoha and ushered in the era of ninja villages, but it was rejected by the First Hokage, who believed that people could understand each other, thus bringing peace.

As a result, the First Shinobi World War broke out immediately after his death.

He shrugged, clearly finding the ninja village system difficult to understand.

In the past, it was just a comic book or anime, and it was understandable that Kishimoto would go to such lengths to make things right. But this is a real world, and it's really hard to understand why such a distorted system was created.

Now, the major ninja villages not only have to keep an eye on other ninja villages, but also have to guard against their own daimyo's mansion.

No one in power can tolerate the existence of such an uncontrolled force, whether within a ninja village or a nation.

The daimyo and the daimyo's prefecture must both want to destroy the ninja village. If it weren't for the checks and balances between the major ninja villages and the country, they would have taken action long ago.

"Then war is still the only option!"

Yahiko felt somewhat resistant, knowing that such a war would surely kill many people and create many orphans like them, or even worse, those who didn't even have the chance to become orphans.

"Either we have a major war to end everything, or we let the war continue indefinitely. These are the only two paths."

Furthermore, unifying the ninja world is no easy feat; it requires invincible power like that of the First Hokage. Currently, no one possesses that kind of strength, and it's unlikely such a figure will ever appear again. Therefore, this path is merely wishful thinking, and the ninja world will most likely continue to see endless cycles of war.

He shrugged, understanding the boy's inner conflict and reluctance; such a decision would be difficult for most people to make.

However, reality is cruel, and people's hearts are complex. Making decisions with reason is the only way to ensure long-term success.

Nagato Uzumaki, seemingly lost in thought, suddenly stood up and bowed.

"Thank you for your hospitality, big brother, but I don't want to leave the Land of Rain. Although I have no family here, I still have companions."

He was fairly certain that what the man said was true, and he could sense the man's goodwill. He was sure that if he went to Kumogakure with the man, he would be able to live a good life. But he still had his companions here, and this was his true home.

"Nagato!"

Yahiko and Konan were deeply moved and understood that Nagato had given up a great opportunity.

Tamura Hao looked at the little boy for a while, and finally said helplessly, "I respect your choice, but it won't be easy for you to survive in the Land of Rain, especially now that it's wartime. I'll recommend a teacher to take care of you."

He had sensed chakra within the three of them beforehand, which was normal.

All three are destined for great achievements and possess excellent aptitude; they are undoubtedly descendants of ninjas.

Moreover, Xiao Nan has been able to fold paper since she was a child, and she may even master a secret technique in the future. It is unlikely that she developed it on her own; it is more likely that it is a secret technique passed down through generations.

"Thank you, big brother!"

Yahiko and his two companions expressed their gratitude. During this time, they had deeply experienced the hardships of survival and also longed to become stronger so that they could change themselves and even change the Land of Rain.

"Let's go, I'll get some chakra test strips to test your chakra attributes."

Tamura Hao put the little one down, got up and walked outside, with the three little ones and the little one following closely behind.

He bought three chakra test strips from a ninja tool shop and handed them to the three children in a relatively secluded place.

"This chakra test strip is very sensitive to chakra and can produce different changes according to your chakra attributes, thus testing the five attributes of wind, fire, lightning, earth, and water. After the test is completed, I will test your yin and yang attributes."

"Yin-Yang attributes?"

Yahiko and Konan were puzzled. They had only heard of the five elements: wind, fire, thunder, water, and earth. This was the first time they had heard of the yin-yang element.

"The Yin and Yang attributes are very special. One is close to spiritual power, and the other is close to the physical life force. Illusion techniques mainly use the Yin attribute, while medical ninjutsu is the application of the Yang attribute."

After giving a brief explanation, Tamura Hao gestured for the three to inject chakra.

The three understood, and immediately channeled their chakra into the test strips in their hands.

Yahiko's test strip showed three different results, Konan's showed three, and Nagato's showed five.

"Nagato, you possess all five attributes, Yahiko has the three attributes of wind, water, and fire, and Konan has the three attributes of wind, water, and earth. They are all exceptionally talented."

After reviewing the attribute tests of the three individuals, Tamura Hao was quite impressed, noting that their aptitudes were all exceptionally high.

"Now give me a portion of your chakra, I'll test your Yin-Yang attributes."

The three children followed instructions and each contributed a portion of their chakra. Tamura Hao used chakra threads to wrap the three portions of chakra into his body and break them down. The results were quickly obtained.

"Yahiko has no Yin or Yang attributes, Konan has one Yang attribute, and Nagato has both Yin and Yang attributes, but his Yin attribute is a bit weak."

I glanced at Nagato Uzumaki unexpectedly. According to the Naruto setting, he shouldn't have the Yin attribute. Could it be that he received Hashirama's cells, which deepened his fusion with those eyes and thus gave him the Yin attribute?

Yahiko was somewhat disappointed to hear that he did not have Yin or Yang attributes, but he was immediately overjoyed when he heard that Nagato had both Yin and Yang attributes.

Xiao Nan was also very happy.

"I will take you to my dwelling and teach you some basics first."

Tamura Hao gestured for the three children to follow, and led them to Hanzo's residence.

The ninjas guarding the place were very respectful, which was Hanzo's special instruction, as he considered himself half one of his own.

He instructed Yu Ren to prepare the three rooms next to his guest room and arrange for the three little ones to stay there.

"Where did you bring these three little kids from?"

Ye Cang's figure suddenly appeared, curiously sizing up the three little guys.

As far as she knew, this lecherous brat had come to Amegakure alone, so how did he suddenly end up with three more brats?

"I sensed the chakra of the Uzumaki clan earlier, and out of curiosity, I went to take a look and found them. This is Yahiko, this is Konan, and this is Nagato."

Tamura gave a brief explanation, but Yekura was startled and looked at the red-haired boy with a complicated expression.

"From the Uzumaki clan?"

"He's not from Uzushiogakure; his parents settled in Amegakure a long time ago."

Tamura knew what Yekura was thinking; women are always so sentimental.

"My name is Yekura, a Jonin from Sunagakure. I participated in the war against Uzushiogakure."

After a moment of silence, Yekura gave a brief self-introduction and made no attempt to hide her participation in the War of the Land of Whirlpools.

This self-introduction stunned the three children, and Nagato's eyes widened even more.

"That's how ninjas are; they have to obey orders. Fortunately, Sister Yekura still had some conscience. She didn't attack the Uzumaki ninjas at the time, but instead guarded against the people of Iwagakure, Konoha, and our Kumogakure."

Tamura Hiroshi explained to Yekura that they would need his guidance next.

"What do you mean I still have some conscience? I'm much kinder than you."

Ye Cang glared at her, annoyed.

"Hao-jun, did I disturb you?"

At this moment, two figures walked over; they were Huang Tu and Tongcao Ye'erren.

They were left behind to keep watch, primarily on this number one young person in Kumogakure.

I noticed something was wrong when I saw the other party return with three children, so I came to check it out.

"Uncle Wild, Brother Loess, you've come at the right time. I was just looking for your help."

A smile appeared on Tamura Hiroshi's face; the tool had arrived.

"Sure, what do you want to do?"

Tongcao Yeren chuckled, his gaze lingering more on the three little ones, especially the one with red hair.

This hair color is quite unusual, and given that it was brought by this person, could he be a member of some clan?

Huang Tu was also sizing up the three of them, but his attention was mostly focused on the red-haired child.

"These are the ones I met before. This is Yahiko, this is Konan, and this is Nagato. I plan to recommend them to Hanzo-senpai as his disciples. Before that, I want to teach them some basic ninjutsu."

Nagato has five attributes: wind, fire, thunder, water, and earth; Yahiko has three attributes: wind, water, and fire; and Konan has three attributes: wind, water, and earth.

"Your talents are all excellent, but I'm only skilled in Lightning Release ninjutsu and taijutsu/swordsmanship; I haven't dabbled in other ninjutsu. I'd appreciate it if you could teach me."

Tamura Hao revealed his purpose, and the two secretly thought, "Just as I expected."

It really is a whirlpool!

"No problem, I do have some experience with water-based techniques."

Kusanagi readily agreed, since it was just a matter of giving some pointers, at most teaching some basic ninjutsu.

"I can teach you Earth Escape Technique."

Huang Tu did not refuse, as this was a good opportunity to get to know him better.

Moreover, if these three little ones can truly become Hanzo's disciples, their status in Amegakure will definitely not be low in the future. Taking advantage of this teaching favor will be beneficial for future alliances and cooperation with Amegakure, so it's definitely worth it.

"With such outstanding talent, doesn't Hao-jun plan to bring him back to Kumogakure?"

The two were puzzled. The three little ones had excellent aptitude, especially Nagato Uzumaki, who possessed all five elemental attributes.

"I invited them, but they refused. Besides, this is Amegakure after all, and I can't force them to go back. I can only ask Hanzo-senpai for help."

However, Master Hanzo's standards for accepting disciples must be quite high, so we need to give them some intensive training, which is why you've come.

He shrugged helplessly, indicating that it wasn't his fault.

"I can guide you in the training of Fire Release and Wind Release."

Ye Cang suddenly spoke up, saying that simple basic instruction was nothing special, not to mention that there was a vortex involved.

"Quickly thank these three people."

Tamura Hao gestured to the three children, who quickly bowed in thanks. Then Tamura Hao introduced the three of them in detail.

"This is Huang Tu, the son of the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure. He is the number one young man in Iwagakure. His Earth Release ninjutsu is a true inheritance from the Tsuchikage, and his taijutsu is also very strong."

"This is Kusanagi, an elite Jonin from Kirigakure. He is skilled in Water Release ninjutsu, taijutsu, and swordsmanship, especially swordsmanship, which is among the best in Kirigakure."

"This is Yekura, as I introduced her before. She is a bloodline ninja with the bloodline limit of Scorching Release, and she is skilled in using Wind Release and Fire Release ninjutsu. The five of us are just right to teach you the training of the five elemental ninjutsu."

With the help of these three people, my teaching work will be much easier.

Moreover, his only real skill is Lightning Release ninjutsu; his Wind Release ninjutsu is still in its early stages, not to mention his mastery of the Water, Fire, and Earth elements.

Even if he has read relevant books, he has no practical experience, so he is not suitable for teaching.

The three of them didn't hesitate and immediately took turns explaining the essentials of cultivating the four types of ninjutsu: wind, fire, earth, and water. They even touched on the cultivation theory of nature transformation, giving the three children a clear understanding of the cultivation of the four types of ninjutsu.

Tamura Hao was the last to appear, explaining the essentials of training Lightning Release ninjutsu.

Even though the three of them, including Yokura, were listening attentively to Tamura Hiroshi's explanation.

Who can blame them when this person is so powerful, stronger than any of them?

After they finished explaining in turn, night fell. Tamura Hao, in a generous manner, led the group to a food and entertainment center, treating them to a meal and entertainment as a way of thanking the three for their help in teaching. They didn't return until 10 p.m., and he also bought a full set of daily necessities for the three children.

"Brother Hao, are they sure they're teaching us properly?"

Before parting, Yahiko couldn't help but ask if the three were from the three great ninja villages.

"Don't overthink it. That's how the ninja world is. The attributes of friend and foe are not fixed. Today's friend may be tomorrow's enemy, and they may turn back into friends. The core point is interests."

As long as interests align, friends can remain friends.

Given the current situation in the ninja world, our four-village alliance will be quite stable in this ninja war, and Iwagakure and Sunagakure are unlikely to attack the Land of Rain.

As for what will happen in the future, we'll see.

Tamura Hao gently ruffled Konan's soft blue hair and gave an explanation.

But Konan had a question in her mind: why was Yahiko rubbing his own hair when he was the one asking the question?

"Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

"Brother Hao, you're so good to us."

After hesitating for a moment, Yahiko glanced at Nagato Uzumaki beside him and finally asked the question that had been bothering him.

This person has done a lot for them today. Not to mention the money spent on buying those things, just asking those three to help teach them is a huge favor.

Not to mention that they will be introduced to Lord Hanzo later, which is a huge sacrifice.

"It's not that I'm being kind to you, but it's what the Uzumaki clan chief asked of us back then. He gave all the resources of Uzumaki Village to our Kumogakure Village and asked us to take good care of the Uzumaki clan members."

This includes not only the clansmen who survived in the original Whirlpool Hidden Village, but also those who were scattered elsewhere.

Compared to the profound heritage of Uzushiogakure, my contribution is nothing.

If there's nothing else, go back to sleep. Children shouldn't miss sleep; it will affect their growth and development.

He ruffled the little girl's hair again, signaling the three of them to go back to sleep.

They entrusted their child to someone back then, and I accepted the benefits, so naturally I have to keep my word.

This was also an excuse to mislead the three people, so as not to make them think too much.

This is a change he himself made. Originally, the three children would have become Jiraiya's disciples, but now he wants to guide them to become Hanzo's disciples. This will change the storyline and allow them to gain the power of destiny.

By the time of the Third Shinobi World War, the three should have reached a point of maturity, especially Nagato Uzumaki.

With three people stationed in Amegakure, Konoha's attempt to start a war here will not end well.

Perhaps the three of them will be given the title of the Three Legendary Sannin by Hanzo. I really look forward to it!

"Thank you, Brother Hao!"

The three bowed sincerely in thanks before leaving the room together.

"You get out too!"

Looking at the little one lying on the side, Tamura Hao pointed to the door.

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“Wuwu!”

The little one reluctantly got up and left. Although they had only spent a day together, it liked the two-legged creature very much.

That's incredibly extravagant!

"Little one, you've betrayed us!"

Xiao Nan returned shortly after walking away, picked up the little dog, and gave its head a good rub.

This little guy has completely betrayed us. Before, when we went to the food and entertainment center, this little thing stayed by Brother Hao's side the whole time, and its little tail kept wagging.

“Wuwu!”

Upon seeing its little owner, the little one wagged its tail happily.

"Come back to sleep with me!"

Xiao Nan glanced at someone's door, then carried the little one towards the room assigned to her.

(End of this chapter)