Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 198 Insidious Scheme

"Is it you?"

Rope Tree was completely dumbfounded, and then so angry that he almost vomited blood.

That bastard is so despicable and shameless!

He had been wondering how he had suddenly awakened his grandfather's Wood Release, feeling that it wasn't just because he had encountered a life-or-death crisis. Who would have thought that it was this guy's scheme?

That's outrageous.

"You should know something about the conflict between the Third Hokage's faction and the Senju faction. The Third Hokage will definitely destroy the Senju faction."

Our idea for Kumogakure is that after the Third Hokage and his men annihilate the main elite forces of your Senju clan, we will send people to infiltrate your clan's territory, rescue the women and children, and bring them to our Kumogakure, so that they can be integrated into our village like the Uzumaki clan.

As the eldest son of the Senju family and the grandson of Hashirama Senju, you have a duty to preserve your family and should actively participate in this endeavor.

What do you think of this plan?

Ignoring the boy's annoyance, Tamura Hiroshi revealed his plan.

"Don't even think about it!"

Rope Tree was even angrier. How could there be such a despicable and shameless person?

"It's alright, you still have a long time to think. Before the Senju clan is completely wiped out and wiped out by the Third Hokage and his men, and before Tsunade is killed, you still have a chance."

Tamura Hiroshi remained unconcerned and did not expect Nawaki to agree immediately; he was quite patient with this.

"Was the Yellow Water incident really orchestrated by the Hokage?"

Upon hearing that her sister was to be murdered, Sheng Shu immediately calmed down; her sister absolutely could not be harmed.

"That's probably true. I only expected that the Third Hokage and the others would not tolerate you awakening Wood Release, but I don't know how they would do it."

I left a Flying Thunder God Technique seal on your head before. It will be triggered and you will be teleported here if you suffer a fatal injury.

I just didn't expect them to be so ruthless. If I hadn't had some special methods and materials, I wouldn't have been able to save your life.

Tamura Hao appeared extremely sincere. He didn't intend to hide anything from him; it was better to be honest, otherwise it would inevitably become a hidden danger.

"Why did you wait until our family's elite were wiped out before you made your move?"

Rope Tree didn't want to see his people wiped out; he wished they could all be saved.

"Because the elites of your clan will not agree to transfer to our Hidden Cloud Village. They are still thinking about vying for the Hokage position and continuing the glory of the First and Second Hokage."

Our plan is merely a fallback for your Senju clan. If the Third Hokage and his allies don't devise a plan to annihilate your Senju clan, or if your Senju clan surpasses the Third Hokage and his allies, this plan will naturally fall apart, and you will suffer no loss whatsoever.

Tamura believed that Nawaki would agree. Compared to their last meeting in Konoha, Nawaki was much more mature and composed now.

"I agree to your plan, but you must guarantee that my sister is alright, and when I will recover."

After thinking for a while, Rope Tree finally agreed, but with one condition: the safety of her sister.

"That's fine, but you'll have to work together to persuade Tsunade to join our Hidden Cloud Village."

As for your recovery, it's hard to say. There are still many hurdles to overcome in that area of ​​research. If Tsunade could get involved, it would definitely be much faster.

Tamura Hiroshi smiled; the boy was much more mature than he had expected.

"You had already planned to use my injuries to get my sister to join Kumogakure?"

Rope Tree realized that this bastard had been plotting this all along.

"Yes, but the situation is much worse than I expected. I thought you would be left with a whole body, or at least have your limbs amputated and your internal organs removed, which would make it much easier for you to recover if you left your torso."

Who would have thought Hiruzen Sarutobi would be so ruthless, blowing you up to just your head? If I hadn't left behind the Flying Thunder God Technique formula, you wouldn't have kept your head either.

Tamura Hiroshi remained very candid, even showing a troubled expression at the end.

"You despicable, shameless bastard!"

Rope Tree was so angry that he couldn't make a move right now; otherwise, he would definitely have rushed up and fought to the death.

"Don't look at me like that. Actually, I saved your life a long time ago. Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others also tried to attack you once, but you were trained and improved a lot by me, which is why you survived."

"If it weren't for the training I gave you, you would have died a year ago."

Tamura Hao revealed something that Black Zetsu had told him.

"It was that time!"

Rope Tree realized that he had indeed been in a life-or-death situation and almost died. Afterwards, his sister and brother Orange Water's reactions were also very strange. Now that he thought about it, could it really have been arranged by the Hokage?

"Hiruzen Sarutobi and his gang are not good people, they are all big villains, even more despicable than that big villain. Our Uzushiogakure was destroyed by them, and my grandfather, father, and mother were killed at that time."

At this moment, Kushina Uzumaki spoke up, revealing the secret behind the destruction of Uzumaki Village.

Although she had spoken with Grandma Mito in Konoha last time, she didn't mention Uzushiogakure. However, she was certain that Grandma Mito knew about it, but chose to remain silent for the sake of Konoha.

"It's actually true!"

Rope Tree was very surprised, but even more annoyed.

He had heard about it and even asked his grandmother and sister, but neither of them gave him a definite answer.

Now that Kushina has said this, it's basically confirmed to be true.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi and his gang could attack Uzushiogakure, it would be perfectly logical for them to attack him now.

Those people are really crazy; they can do something like this.

If Uzushiogakure is destroyed in this way, then the Senju clan will definitely be next.

"Since you have agreed, I will send you to the village and leave you in Aunt Yuye's care."

Tamura Hiroshi planned to send Nawaki to the village, where the medical conditions were better, and Karura and others were there, which would help maintain Nawaki's condition.

"I need to talk to my aunt."

Nawaki also wanted to ask his aunt for more details about what happened in the Land of Whirlpools back then, so that he could make a final judgment.

It's certain that the guy in front of us isn't a good person, but Hiruzen Sarutobi and his gang are even worse.

Tamura Hao didn't say anything more. He took out a sealing scroll and sealed the nutrient tank where the rope tree was located. He then sealed a shadow clone inside and explained the situation to the other side. He also needed to report on the results of the previous meeting.

Then, the scroll was packed in a special metal can and sent directly to Kumogakure using the Heavenly Delivery Technique in conjunction with the altar.

Fortunately, the rope tree and the spore-bearing white spores merge, so it not only doesn't need to eat, but it also doesn't need to breathe, and sealing is not a problem.

Meanwhile, in the Raikage's office, the Third Raikage and Tsuchida were quite surprised to see the nutrient tank being carried over by Tamura Hirokage's clone.

"This little thing is still alive even after all that?"

They knew about those pale, lifeless cells, but they never expected them to have this effect.

"It's only temporarily maintaining the body's vitality; it's very difficult to restore a fully healthy body."

Tamura Hao's shadow clone explained that the performance of the spore white zetsu is much worse than that of the real white zetsu. Right now, it is only temporarily keeping Nawaki's life hanging by a thread to prevent his brain cells from dying.

However, it is difficult to develop into a complete body; Tsunade will have to come and work on that.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi and his gang are so ruthless."

The Third Raikage all felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi had gone too far, targeting a child in such a way.

That's how power struggles are.

Tamura Hiroshi understands this; such things are the same in any world.

Those who are soft-hearted and soft-hearted can never become rulers; from Hiruzen Sarutobi's perspective, doing so was the right thing to do.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded, followed by the office door being pushed open. It was Uzumaki Yuye who had been notified and rushed over.

"Rope Tree!"

Seeing the tragic state of the rope tree, Yu Ye felt heartbroken and tears streamed down her face.

"Auntie!"

Upon seeing this relative, Nawaki's pent-up grievances suddenly erupted.

"Aunt Yuye, I'm entrusting the rope tree to your care."

Tamura Hiroki's clone handed Nawaki over to Uzumaki Tamae, who would then take care of Nawaki and soothe the boy's wounded heart, preventing him from taking extreme actions.

Putting aside the developments on this side, Tamura Hao was having a bit of a headache on the other side.

"Owner!"

Whirlpool Vanilla looked at her master with resentment. She smelled a woman's scent on her master again, and it was relatively familiar. It seemed to be that of Yotsuki from Sunagakure.

Although it has faded considerably, we were once absolutely intimate.

"Do you still have the blood of the Inuzuka family?"

Tamura Hao couldn't help but remark that this girl's sense of smell was too sharp.

It's been so many days, and you can still smell it.

"Who were you getting intimate with this time? Was it that Pakura from Sunagakure?"

Kushina Uzumaki angrily questioned, saying that she had always thought that Yekura was strange, and that the two of them were indeed having an affair.

Uchiha Hikaru, who was wiping his long sword, didn't even bother to look. That shameless scoundrel was just a womanizer who only knew how to bully girls.

"It's Sister Yecang."

Tamura Hao did not deny it. He was playing the role of the sea god, not the sea king, so there was nothing shameful about it.

"Aren't you afraid of dying peacefully in the future?"

Kushina Uzumaki cursed angrily, "That big bad guy is such a womanizer."

"What are you thinking about all day long in that little head of yours? Do you think I'm such a shallow person?"

He pulled the girl over, pinching and tugging at her still slightly chubby little face.

This angered Kushina Uzumaki, who threw a punch, but her strength was nothing more than a massage to Tamura Hiroshi.

"Is the master plotting against Sunagakure?"

Whirlpool Vanilla was quite perceptive and quickly realized that her master definitely wanted to use this to scheme against Sunagakure.

"My little vanilla is so clever!"

Tamura Hao affectionately pulled the girl into his arms. This was truly one of his own. Kushina was still a bit lacking.

"I want Sister Yekura to perform well on the battlefield and gain more support in the Sand Village, forcing Rasa to do something underhanded to Sister Yekura. Then, when I bring Sister Yekura here, I will expose Rasa's despicable acts. Even if Rasa can become the Fourth Kazekage, he won't be able to hold his position, and the Sand Village will not be peaceful."

This was the main plan; Yecang was just doing it incidentally.

"You despicable villain!"

Kushina Uzumaki rubbed her cheeks and glared angrily. She knew that this big bad guy was up to no good again, even his schemes were almost identical.

"If Yekura finds out, she'll definitely fight you to the death."

Uchiha Hikaru muttered to himself, "This villain is still as despicable and shameless as ever."

"It's okay, she can't beat me."

Tamura Hao didn't care; he would suppress any trouble they dared to cause, and with Karura's persuasion from the sidelines, there wasn't much of a problem.

Except for Vanilla, all the girls around me now have gone through this process.

Unfortunately, at this stage, the only person who truly confides in me and even has feelings for me is Karura, proving that my initial plan was indeed sound.

As for when Uchiha Hikaru, Uchiha Mikoto, and Kushina will give in, he couldn't say for sure.

But it doesn't matter, he has plenty of time.

"You've invested a lot in her, surely you had other motives for giving her the Amaterasu Flame?"

Uchiha Hikaru suddenly asked a question. She knew that this shameless villain was always very cunning, and that he must have other ideas for investing so much in Yekura.

"I want to try a new source of energy for Sage Mode, as natural energy is still relatively too scarce."

Tamura Hiroshi looked up through the window at the setting sun, and he had a long-term plan for Sage Mode.

Relying solely on natural energy is definitely not enough. Firstly, natural energy is finite. In the future, when Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha have their final battle, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) will be able to gather all the natural energy on the ground and then fight Sasuke's ultimate attack to a standstill.

Secondly, natural energy only exists on life-bearing planets. According to Black Zetsu, there is no natural energy in the universe, only the energy emitted by stars and some miscellaneous energies.

Therefore, if we want to leave this planet in the future, we must master the method of absorbing and refining stellar energy.

He already had an idea for the method of absorption, which was the secret technique that Toneri Otsutsuki used to devour Naruto's chakra. That secret technique could even directly absorb solar energy, but Toneri Otsutsuki couldn't refine it and almost burst himself out of it.

This proves that solar energy can be absorbed. Refining it is difficult, but we can try creating a specific version of the Sage Mode first.

In the ninja world, the form and nature of the Scorching Release technique are most similar to the sun. He wanted to see if he could use the Scorching Release technique to absorb and refine solar energy.

Once successful, the road ahead will be relatively smooth.

"sun?"

The three women followed the gaze and were all surprised, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't impossible.

At present, even lightning can be absorbed and fused into a special Sage Mode. The energy emitted by the sun is also a kind of energy, so theoretically it can naturally be fused into a special Sage Mode.

It will definitely be difficult to successfully create it, but with this villain's abilities, he should be able to.

"Has there been any new change on the other side recently?"

Tamura Hao took the cup of tea that Xiangcao brought him, took a sip, and inquired about the changes in the opposing camp.

I learned of Shimura Izumi's arrival last time; I wonder what changes will occur this time.

"He has three more kaleidoscopes, but his abilities are relatively average."

Uchiha Hikaru casually replied, not paying any attention to the three extra pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan.

She's only interested in Madara Uchiha's eyes right now; ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan eyes are meaningless unless they're special eye techniques.

"Three pairs of kaleidoscopes!"

Tamura Hao was shocked. Are the Uchiha clans really that strong?

"They all had relatives or friends who died in the battle."

Vanilla Whirlpool added that all three of them had awakened their kaleidoscope powers after being stimulated.

"The Uchiha clan is indeed better suited for war."

Tamura Hao sighed, "The Uchiha clan is indeed more suited to the battlefield. Tragedies are more likely to occur on the battlefield, which in turn generates strong emotional stimulation, aiding the evolution of the Sharingan."

Calling it a cursed eye is no exaggeration.

"What kinds of eye techniques do they have?"

He was very interested in the kaleidoscope eye techniques, and then in the weapons that came with Susanoo.

"One pair of eye techniques can fuse with ninjutsu of different attributes; he even used Scorch Release recently. One pair is an eye technique that assists Earth Release ninjutsu, and another adds gravity to the target. The last pair is a bit strange; it seems to be a kind of copying ability, and it has demonstrated the eye techniques of other people."

Kushina Uzumaki gave a brief explanation, saying that those Mangekyou Sharingan techniques are still very powerful.

"They're all very interesting!"

Tamura Hiroshi became interested, even somewhat greedy.

The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is indeed a treasure; it always brings surprises.

"Should we take it by force?"

Uchiha Hikaru asked, although they were all from the same clan, her past experiences made her not hesitate to attack Uchiha.

Moreover, I have obtained a lot from this villain, and I can repay him with the Mangekyou Sharingan of those people.

"No need. After Uchiha Meikyo's eye power merges, he will most likely launch a strong attack. Leaving him more manpower will allow him to make better decisions. Don't scare him."

Moreover, since we have successively captured Uchiha Baru and Uchiha Rai, the enemy will definitely be on guard and will at least use Izanagi.

"Once Izanagi is used, those eyes will be useless."

Shaking his head, Tamura Hao had a deeper plan. At the same time, he needed to find an opportunity to set a trap and take down Kaguya and the Ten-Tails' enhanced Tsukuyomi instantly, without giving the opponent a chance to use Izanagi.

Those kaleidoscopes are precious materials; they can't be wasted by the Uchiha.

"As long as you can stay calm, that's fine."

Uchiha Kou didn't care, since the fates of those Uchiha were already sealed anyway. But compared to these things, she cared more about something else.

"Let's fight!"

It's been a long time since I've faced this villain; I wonder how much he's improved.

Taking advantage of his current mobility with the Flying Thunder God Technique combined with his eye technique, he should fight as many times as possible, as he might not have the chance again later.

"OK!"

Tamura Hao did not refuse. He also wanted to have a good fight with this guy. If he could suppress him and then take revenge, that would be even more perfect.

He still remembers the time when his head was shaved.

"I'll be waiting for you at sea!"

Without wasting any more words, Uchiha Hikaru decisively used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

After sensing the direction, Tamura Hao's body crackled with electricity as he gave chase.

Kushina Uzumaki immediately used a summoning jutsu to summon a raptor, which helped her quickly catch up.

Just as Yozuki Ai and Fukai were about to come over to talk to Tamura Hao, they were stunned for a moment when they saw the raptor taking off, and then they also chased after it.

No matter what happened, let's go check it out first.

Uchiha Hikaru used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at the sea north of the Land of Hot Water. Not long after, Tamura Hao caught up and stopped ten meters away from him.

"You've gotten faster again."

Uchiha Hikaru's heart sank. She could calculate the villain's current speed, and for ninjas like them who relied on speed, speed directly represented combat power.

This villain improved too quickly.

"You can't say a man is fast."

Tamura Hao gave a few earnest instructions, then took out his Masamune longsword and stared intently at the girl opposite him.

"You're so fast!"

He sneered and retorted, then his figure suddenly disappeared, reappearing beside him with the Kusanagi Sword in his hand, thrusting swiftly.

"Clang!"

This time, Tamura Hao reacted, deflecting the thrusting longsword with his own, then slashing horizontally, making contact with the Ame-no-Murakumo sword once again.

Uchiha Hikaru used the same fighting style he used on the edge of Turtle Island, combining his eye technique with the Flying Thunder God Technique for unlimited teleportation. His figure seemed to have multiplied into dozens of people attacking him simultaneously, and his speed was even faster than before.

However, Tamura Hao's improvement was also significant, and at this moment, based on Sage Mode, he combined Sage Art Seals, Chidori Speed, and Seven Days Breathing Technique, resulting in an even greater improvement.

Most importantly, Chidori God Speed, with the blessing of Takemikazuchi's eye technique, his lightning attribute nature transformation was temporarily boosted to the limit, and Chidori God Speed ​​was automatically upgraded to lightning release chakra mode, further increasing his speed.

With this improvement, although he was still in a passive, defensive position, he was able to parry with a proper sword and avoid being shaved bald again.

(End of this chapter)